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Offline Mart 'n' Al

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DNA testing in crime fighting
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Re: DNA testing in crime fighting
« Reply #1 on: Monday 10 December 18 17:44 GMT (UK) »
Hurray!   ;D ;D ;D ;D  At last a plausible and useful reason for DNA testing.  :D :D :D

Add to that the testing for medical reasons.

Amended to read "At last CONFIRMATION of a plausible ...."



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Re: DNA testing in crime fighting
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 18 December 18 18:03 GMT (UK) »
Hello

Said this before, but relevant in view of the title of this Thread ...


Other law enforcement agencies started using GEDmatch, making it "the de facto DNA and genealogy database for all of law enforcement," according to The Atlantic's Sarah Zhang.[2]

[2] Zhang, Sarah (May 19, 2018) . The Coming Wave of Murders Solved by Genealogy The Atlantic


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