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Familial Search
I-Familia: Identifying Missing Persons Globally Through International DNA Kinship Matching
Today’s blog is written by guest bloggers, François-Xavier Laurent, PhD, DNA Database Manager, INTERPOL and Susan Hitchin, PhD, DNA Unit Coordinator, INTERPOL. Reposted f...
Perceptions of Familial Searching
Lonnie David Franklin Jr. (also known as the Grim Sleeper) is the longest-operating serial killer west of the Mississippi with over 80 victims. For years, he eluded authoritie...
The Age of the Genome: Commercial DNA Sequencing, Familial Searching and What We Are Learning
There are 3 billion (3,000,000,000) bases in my genome—in each of the cells of my body. Likewise, Johanna, the writer who sits next to me at work also has 3 billion bases in...
Simulating Families from STR Data Derived from Files Exported from CODIS
During the course of initially validating a familial searching method, it was determined that sampling a sufficient number of genuine family sets would be a time consuming and...
Familial Searching Solves Cold Cases—At What Cost?
A cold case that had stumped investigators for nearly 41 years was solved recently. The 1976 sexual assault and murder of Karen Klass, ex-wife of Righteous Brother’s singer...
Catching the Grim Sleeper – An Interview with Rock Harmon
It’s estimated that 80+ people have been murdered by the Grim Sleeper since 1985. He is the longest-operating serial killer west of the Mississippi. He was given the title â...
Familial Searching – An Interview with Rock Harmon
Familial Searching has been getting a lot of attention lately, and for good reason. In the fight against crime, it is essential that law enforcement is able to use all of the ...