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2. Investigative genetic genealogy - Wikipedia

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   The US government's own Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) database is composed of forensic evidence assessable to local, state, and federal law enforcement officials. This database consists of genetic profiles of approximately 18 million different people, however these are limited to DNA samples from convicted felons and arrestees. [26]

3. Coroner: DNA testing confirms identity of two Illinois men ...

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   DNA testing performed by the Illinois State Police Division of Forensic Services confirms that the remains recovered from the vehicle belong to Clarence Owens and Everett Hawley, the Winnebago ...

4. DNA profiling - Wikipedia

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   DNA information from crimes is collected and deposited into the CODIS database, which is maintained by the FBI. CODIS enables law enforcement officials to test DNA samples from crimes for matches within the database, providing a means of finding specific biological profiles associated with collected DNA evidence. [48]

5. Experts outline ethics issues with use of genealogy DNA to ...

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   By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) - With recent revelations that U.S. law enforcement can - and already has - dipped into consumer genealogy DNA databases to help solve crimes, experts say more ...

6. Katie's Law - Wikipedia

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   Katie's Law, also known as the Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act of 2010, is a federal law to provide funding to states to implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes for felony arrests. The bill is named after Katie Sepich, who was brutally attacked outside of her New Mexico home in August 2003.

7. 'Betrayed': Forensic science failures undermine justice as ...

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   The number of DNA profiles extracted from local evidence and uploaded to a national database used to identify suspects and solve crimes across the country dropped dramatically during the two years ...

8. Forensic DNA analysis - Wikipedia

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   Developed in 1991, [10] DQ alpha testing was the first forensic DNA technique that utilized the polymerase chain reaction. [11] This technique allowed for the use of far fewer cells than RFLP analysis making it more useful for crime scenes that did not have the large amounts of DNA material that was previously required. [ 12 ]

9. Using DNA to Solve Cold Cases Just Got a Lot Easier, Thanks ...

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   Genetic genealogy is the term for combining DNA testing with traditional genealogy to create family trees on a genetic basis ... forensic genetic genealogy has been used to solve over 400 crimes ...