forensic genealogy
Efterforskningsmetode der kombinerer DNA-analyse og slægtsforskning for at identificere ukendte gerningsmænd eller ofre. Bruges internationalt i alvorlige straffesager og er i Danmark reguleret som et særskilt efterforskningsmiddel.
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The Shea Briar Murder — Indiana 2003
Shea Briar was found murdered in her home in Evansville, Indiana, in 2003. The case shocked the local community and remained unsolved for many years before investigators reopened it using new technology and DNA analysis.
Golden State Killer Joseph DeAngelo Caught Using Genetic Genealogy
Joseph James DeAngelo Jr., the prolific serial offender who terrorized California for a decade, was arrested in 2018 at age 72 after investigators used pioneering genetic genealogy techniques to identify him as the Golden State Killer.
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