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St. Clair Sheriff’s office makes arrest 1980 murder

The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in a case that has gone unsolved for 43 years. Douglas Laming, 70, of Fort Gratiot, was arrested Friday afternoon for the slaying of Karen Umphrey, a 21-year-old woman who was found dead in the State Game area of Beards…

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Retired FBI Agent Warns Why You Shouldn’t Get 23andMe DNA Kit

Have you or anyone in your family considered using DNA testing services of companies like 23andMe or Ancestry.com? One former FBI agent is warning against the use of such websites, citing privacy as a concern. In a TikTok video, retired FBI agent Steve Lazarus (@steve.lazarus.books) speaks about the potential risks…

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Archaic DNA Matches – GEDmatch

In using this free tool I noticed that I had 5cM match for three references: Loschbour, LUX, 8ky, (two segments larger than 5 cM); ESP16 Esperstedt, GER, 2,500 BC; and 04 Oakington, Cambs., ENG, 400-545 AD. And one with 6cM – Bichon, SWI, 13,700 BP. What is going on here?…

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New member, Mtdna H63…from Italy

Greetings all. I am brandy new to this forum and new to genetic testing in general. I recently completed both an autosomal DNA test on FTDNA and a full Mtdna, also on FTDNA. While I have traced my father’s family back to the late 17th century in Italy, I cannot…

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DNA Labs International solves significant cold cases with

Venlo, the Netherlands, and Deerfield Beach, Florida, Nov. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) and DNA Labs International announced today that DLI has recently solved two decades-old “cold cases” using QIAGEN solutions. The products involved are ForenSeq Kintelligence System for forensic genetic genealogy, in…

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Madison woman identified as person found dead in Indiana over 40 years ago

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – A woman whose remains were found in Indiana over four decades ago was identified as a Madison resident, thanks to genetic genealogy. The DNA Doe Project announced Thursday that experts positively identified Connie Lorraine Christensen as the woman whose remains were found by hunters in 1982,…

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Gedmatch MDLP K16 Oracle Results Bolivian Family : 23andme

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KCC vs GEDDream11 Prediction ICCA Arabian T20 League 2023 Match 54

The Karwan CC and Gems Education CC will lock horns in the Match 54 of ICCA Arabian T20 League 2023 on Friday, 24 November 2023, at ICC Academy, Dubai, Keep reading to find out the ICCA Arabian T20 League 2023 Match 54 KCC vs GEDDream11 Team Prediction Today. Let’s find…

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Arizona Investigators Identify Teen Girl Found Dead in 1992

After more than three decades as a Jane Doe, an unidentified teen girl in an Apache Junction, Arizona, cold case now has a name, the city’s police department announced Thursday. She was identified as 15-year-old Melody Harrison, who was reported missing from Phoenix in June 1992. Officials credited the “persistent”…

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DNA surname matches as CSV download feature request.

I did a DNA test to help with brick wall research, hoping Wikitree would help.  Most on Gedmatch don’t have their trees, so its hard to use, but I thought maybe Wikitree would fill that gap since they can be linked.  However, I have to go through each of the…

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Three decades later: Jane Doe identified in Apache Junction cold case breakthrough, police say

More than 30 years of mystery have shrouded the identity of the Apache Junction Jane Doe case. The unidentified female has been identified as 15-year-old Melody Harrison, who was reported missing from Phoenix in June 1992. Her identification was possible through the persistent efforts of Apache Junction Police Investigator Stephanie…

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23andMe data theft prompts DNA testing companies to switch on 2FA by default

DNA testing and genealogy companies are stepping up user account security by mandating the use of two-factor authentication, following the theft of millions of user records from DNA genetic testing giant 23andMe. Ancestry, MyHeritage, and 23andMe have begun notifying customers that their accounts will use two-factor (2FA) by default, a…

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Donna Truscott Discovers Shocking DNA Connection to Unsolved Homicide

Donna Truscott’s journey to learn more about her missing grandfather took an unexpected turn when she discovered that her own DNA had been linked to an unidentified homicide victim. Truscott had begun the process of exploring her family history through the GEDmatch site, hoping to uncover information about her grandfather,…

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DNA doesn’t lie but do the companies when they present the results?

Hi, Martin. A very recent, er, few words in this G2G topic about comparison differences among the testing and reporting companies, and a bit about the processes and algorithms underlying them. Not only will you get varying centimorgan estimations, but the companies that show you segment detail will very, very seldom be in agreement even…

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Donna Truscott uploaded her DNA in search of her grandfather. She ended up solving a different mystery

In 1972, Donald Paul Buckley put an ad in a Sydney paper asking if anyone had information on the whereabouts of his father – Donald Gordon Buckley.“ said that his father was found dead on a riverbank in Moree, and had been buried there under a different name.It remains unclear…

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Genealogy technology identifies woman found dead in 1988

Forensic genealogy has helped identify a woman whose body was found in a dumpster in Georgia more than 35 years ago, authorities have confirmed. Chong Un Kim, who was 26 at the time of her death, was found “wrapped with plastic and duct tape” in a dumpster in Jenkins County,…

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Is there a way to map or associate one text string with another?

Is there a way to map or associate one text string with another (such as a GEDmatch kit number with a WikiTree ID)? Let’s say you find a triangulated group in GEDmatch consisting of four GEDmatch kit numbers.   If they are in WikiTree then is there a quick way to know…

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New DNA Tests Are Identifying Missing Persons and Solving Crimes

On June 5, 2017, Ashley Loring Heavyrunner disappeared from the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana. The then 20-year-old college student stopped by her parents’ house that day and went to a party; then, at some point, she became part of an epidemic of missing Indigenous women. Six years later she’s still…

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What the Tech? 23andMe data leak

Posted: Oct 13, 2023 4:01 PM CDT by WAKA Action 8 News By JAMIE TUCKER Consumer Technology Reporter Biotech company 23andMe, which matches DNA samples with others, confirms that the profile information of some of its customers has been acquired by “threat actors”. The information is from customers who’ve opted…

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GedMatch DNA results | Page 3 | Sherdog Forums

Just wanted to share this. Am into dna ancestry. Ancestry DNA said Croatian guy : 82% Balkan, 18% East Europe / Russia. Ged match is more detailed 23.4 % North Atlantic33.07% Baltic15.09% West Mediterranean14.29% East Mediterranean9.04% West Asian2.7% Red Sea0.72% Siberian0.69% Amerindian0.45% Oceanian0.3% South Asian0.12% East Asian0.00+% Traces of Northeast…

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Mystery bones at Kybong – Gympie Today

Gympie Detective Sergeant Rob Lowry displaying clothes found at the scene in 2020. Gabriel Laidler-Burns A Kybong cold case emerges once again surrounding the human remains found by the Bruce Highway as Police use genetic genealogy to review and solve some of Australia’s long-standing investigations which was featured recently on…

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There are 750 unidentified human remains in Australia. Could your DNA help solve one of these cold cases?

Yesterday it was announced the Australian Federal Police (AFP) National DNA Program for Unidentified and Missing Persons used advanced DNA technology to assist South Australia Police resolve a 40-year-old missing persons case. Craniofacial reconstruction of William Hardie. AFP, Author provided (no reuse) In January 1983, skeletal remains were found in…

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Roadside strangling victim identified 33 years later as police hunt killer

North Carolina investigators used DNA and forensic genealogy to identify a woman who had been strangled to death and dumped on the side of a freeway more than three decades ago. The body of Lisa Coburn Kesler, 20, of Jacksonville, Georgia, was found along the side of I-40 East near…

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Robert Potter 1735 – 1783 how can I use my gedmatch # to find his parents?

Hi, Kathy! The really short answer, unfortunately, is that autosomal DNA (like your 23andMe test and tests from AncestryDNA, MyHeritage, and Family Tree DNA’s Family Finder test) won’t help you back that far into your ancestry. It’s extremely reliable at 3 generations: great-grandparents and contemporary 2nd cousins who have tested….

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DNA Drives Help Identify Missing People. It’s a Privacy Nightmare

That’s why Natalie Ram, a law professor at the University of Maryland, cautions that, although families of missing loved ones may be desperate to get answers, it matters which DNA database they choose. Strict state and national laws govern how CODIS data can be used. Family member reference samples collected…

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How DNA testing is reuniting families after decades apart

Advances in DNA testing and genealogy kits are reuniting families with members who have been lost for decades. Here’s some stories of exactly how this happening In 2018, Jeff Highsmith of Texas started a Facebook page on behalf of his family. The page had one objective: to find Melissa Suzanne…

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Purdue Entomology to host second Cold Case Symposium

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue College of Agriculture’s Department of Entomology will host the second Cold Case Symposium Oct. 12 in the Purdue Memorial Union. Last year’s symposium was held in Phoenix, Arizona, in partnership with Arizona State University. Partnering with Project: Cold Case, a nonprofit organization dedicated to…

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Eurogenes K15 updated spreadsheet. Source excluded (Vahaduo default):Italy_Aostavalley,26.62,25.03,7.48,4.39,17.71,6.75,9.38,1.80,0.00,0.02,0.17,0.19,0.14,0.15,0.16Italy_Piedmont,21.38,25.13,7.86,4.01,19.32,6.70,12.69,2.19,0.11,0.01,0.06,0.12,0.24,0.13,0.03Italy_Trentino,21.92,21.72,11.28,5.55,18.46,5.83,13.09,1.32,0.00,0.03,0.11,0.16,0.47,0.06,0.00Italy_Abruzzo,11.25,15.03,6.36,2.91,16.39,15.65,26.38,5.48,0.00,0.08,0.00,0.00,0.23,0.17,0.07Italy_Apulia,9.50,14.93,6.66,2.94,17.44,14.90,27.24,4.99,0.03,0.05,0.00,0.18,0.58,0.55,0.01Italy_Calabria,8.07,12.92,4.55,1.98,17.48,15.12,31.66,6.46,0.13,0.11,0.04,0.09,0.36,0.97,0.07Italy_Campania,8.83,15.10,5.33,2.06,18.31,14.96,29.68,5.57,0.12,0.14,0.04,0.06,0.13,0.56,0.08Italy_Central_Sicily,8.94,14.64,4.78,1.31,17.60,14.12,29.14,6.68,0.05,0.15,0.03,0.14,0.20,1.84,0.36Italy_East_Sicily,8.07,12.81,4.41,1.82,18.07,15.44,30.59,6.26,0.22,0.18,0.13,0.07,0.23,1.20,0.48Italy_West_Sicily,9.37,13.38,4.79,1.71,18.12,13.93,30.01,5.89,0.32,0.25,0.05,0.16,0.21,0.98,0.85Italy_Emiliaromagna,17.94,19.13,7.04,3.17,20.08,8.91,19.65,3.29,0.03,0.12,0.00,0.04,0.29,0.15,0.02Italy_Friuli,19.00,21.50,10.42,6.03,17.50,7.38,14.76,2.41,0.28,0.15,0.02,0.34,0.06,0.13,0.00Italy_Lazio,15.18,17.36,7.06,2.43,19.99,9.92,23.83,3.74,0.07,0.14,0.03,0.10,0.03,0.05,0.09Italy_Liguria,18.23,21.71,6.84,3.24,20.21,7.98,17.82,3.03,0.11,0.17,0.07,0.23,0.24,0.03,0.08Italy_Lombardy,21.50,22.45,6.34,2.73,20.71,6.38,16.91,2.27,0.11,0.21,0.08,0.06,0.16,0.07,0.00Italy_Marche,15.34,17.26,5.97,2.22,19.56,11.73,22.54,4.32,0.21,0.10,0.00,0.37,0.10,0.27,0.07Italy_Tuscany,17.25,20.05,6.52,2.79,20.41,9.07,19.20,3.54,0.57,0.25,0.02,0.06,0.14,0.08,0.02Italy_Veneto,21.07,21.37,8.50,5.45,18.65,7.15,14.69,2.42,0.14,0.18,0.05,0.08,0.15,0.09,0.00 Source included (Salento):Italia_Val_d_Aosta,25.41,24.37,9.11,2.14,18.18,5.18,12.89,1.82,0,0.14,0.26,0.05,0.23,0.14,0.03Italia_Piemonte,19.28,23.71,7.82,4.67,19.93,6.66,14.21,2.82,0.6,0.01,0.1,0.09,0.15,0.01,0.17Italia_Ticino,22.8,23.57,6.92,5.78,20.65,4.11,13.15,2.55,0,0,0,0.21,0.02,0.19,0Italia_Insubria,20.25,23.17,6.95,2.68,21.05,6.51,16.43,2.23,0.02,0.19,0.04,0.04,0.11,0.15,0.03Italia_Lombardia,19.84,22.41,6.98,3.53,20.32,7.22,15.92,2.73,0.34,0.2,0.12,0,0.22,0.03,0.02Italia_Orobia,18.64,23.16,7.08,3.13,21.11,6.94,16.78,2.39,0.13,0.11,0.12,0.06,0.12,0.15,0Italia_Bergamo,17.2,24.91,6.3,3.61,21.1,7.11,16.52,2.7,0.08,0.11,0.04,0,0.16,0.12,0Italia_Brescia,18.29,23.54,6.24,3.38,21.57,6.58,17.99,1.88,0.13,0,0.15,0.13,0.01,0.05,0Italia_Trentino,21.17,21.45,9.97,5.67,19.19,5.71,14.14,1.6,0,0.08,0.05,0.34,0.38,0.19,0Italia_Veneto,18.38,22.48,9.33,4.48,19.47,8.18,14.8,1.87,0.13,0.19,0.38,0.2,0.03,0,0.02Italia_Friuli,18.28,20.89,9.71,6.3,17.72,7.73,15.61,2.73,0.27,0.23,0,0.34,0.09,0.03,0Italia_Liguria,18.89,20.85,6.57,3.3,19.99,8.12,18.12,3.21,0.3,0.11,0.05,0.14,0.2,0.04,0.05Italia_Emilia_Est,19.61,17.93,6.98,2.85,20.51,7.47,19.69,3.92,0.1,0.31,0.01,0,0.36,0.16,0.03Italia_Emilia,17.09,22.09,6.51,2.76,20.45,7.88,19.25,2.66,0.12,0.23,0,0.25,0.56,0.09,0.01Italia_Romagna,15.39,19.53,6.06,2.76,20.02,11.42,20.81,3.53,0,0.27,0,0.08,0.03,0.06,0Italia_Ager_Gallicus,14.31,17.3,6.24,2.66,20.71,11.7,22.42,3.15,0.29,0.21,0,0.49,0.17,0.32,0Italia_Toscana,16.08,19.73,7.22,3.37,20.24,9.46,19.64,3.33,0.43,0.14,0,0.03,0.08,0.1,0.06Italia_Marche,14.58,16.59,6.1,1.66,18.6,12.77,24.22,5.27,0.08,0.07,0.02,0.27,0.12,0.13,0.15Italia_Umbria,11.81,20.9,4.8,3.84,18.93,11.3,23.12,4.06,0.26,0.25,0,0,0.61,0.08,0Italia_Lazio,15.38,17.54,5.91,2.24,19.39,11.2,23.65,3.75,0.22,0.13,0.08,0.31,0.1,0.14,0.02FR_Italia_Corsica,15.68,20.17,4.72,2.02,22.97,7.39,22.33,3.9,0.04,0,0.12,0.08,0.41,0.1,0Italia_Abruzzo,12.63,15.65,6,2.53,17.25,13.12,26.55,5.01,0.11,0.11,0.24,0.12,0.27,0.35,0Italia_Campania,10.22,15.97,5.69,1.76,17.24,14.18,27.95,5.58,0.36,0.18,0.01,0.1,0.08,0.44,0.07Italia_Molise,12.64,15.55,4.9,2.66,19.12,13.88,26.57,4.89,0.12,0.17,0.12,0.21,0.07,0.16,0.03Italia_Basilicata,12.9,13.78,5.31,2.62,17.24,14.57,26.56,5.49,0.2,0.05,0,0,0.32,0.75,0.16Italia_Salento,10.2,15.75,4.62,2.93,18.01,14.06,29.54,4.33,0,0,0,0.09,0.22,0.16,0Italia_Puglia,11.44,13.61,6.71,2.69,17.81,15.01,26.47,5.1,0.18,0.02,0.01,0.16,0.32,0.3,0.09Italia_Calabria,7.3,14.31,5.07,0.88,17.24,16.23,30.57,6.58,0.11,0.33,0,0.03,0.33,0.72,0.19Italia_Sicilia,9.54,14.62,4.97,1.31,18.21,15.22,28,5.32,0.08,0.38,0.31,0.17,0.23,1.28,0.48MA_Malta,6.412,15.962,4.828,1.31,18.664,13.406,29.816,5.644,0,0.51,0.108,0,0.286,1.724,1.322Italia_Sardegna,8.1,21.38,1.97,0,43.44,1.07,19.54,3.13,0,0.11,0,0,0.15,0.43,0.04 Read more here: Source link

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The Death of Jolaine Hemmy (Pecos Jane Doe) at the Ropers Motel

On Tuesday, July 5th, 1966, a young woman and young man checked into the Ropers Motel in Pecos, Texas. Hours later, the guests and staff were startled by the sounds of flailing slashes and screams for help at the motel’s pool. They rushed to the scene, only to find the…

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West Asian Admixture on Gedmatch

Can anyone tell me what’s exactly the “West Asian admixture” stands for and what are the differences between that and Caucasian admixture or Gedrosian admixture? Or are all these admixtures same? Thanks. west asian = from Anatolia, the caucasus, north of the Zargos mountains, Iran/Paersia, Balochi, Gedrosian, Bactrians, Sogdians, turkmenisatn,…

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True Crime Arizona travels to Texas for the most high-tech DNA lab in the world

HOUSTON (3TV/CBS 5) — Normally, True Crime Arizona takes you behind the scenes of a true crime case, but the team went wheels up to the south for a different kind of behind the scenes. We traded in the desert for the Lone Star State because, in Texas, you’ll find…

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A Florida man involved in a 1996 cold case murder involving beer cans has been convicted

A Florida man arrested 25 years after a fatal stabbing using beer can DNA was convicted of murder Friday and sentenced to life in prison, the Orange County prosecutor’s office said. The murder of Terrance Paquett, who was stabbed 73 times while working alone at Orlando’s Lil’ Champ mini-mart in…

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We’re All Suspects in a DNA Lineup, Waiting to Be Matched With a Crime

John Whitehead “Make no mistake about it…your DNA can be taken and entered into a national DNA database if you are ever arrested, rightly or wrongly, and for whatever reason… I doubt that the proud men who wrote the charter of our liberties would have been so eager to…

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GEDmatch loophole allows the police to access user DNA without their consent

On August 14th, DNA biometrics testing identified a body that was found on pilings in a Washington river a year ago, according to a release from the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office. It was too decomposed to conduct facial recognition or take fingerprints, the Tri-City Herald reports. Investigators partnered with Othram,…

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Skeleton found in wall at Alderly unit: How a tiny act helped identify remains belonging to Tanya Lee Glover

A Sydney woman’s simple decision to select a box allowing police access to DNA uploaded to an ancestry website led to the identification of skeletal remains mysteriously found buried in a wall of a Brisbane unit complex. Queensland Police worked tirelessly to try to identify human remains found in the…

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Simple act sparked body in wall bombshell

The human remains of Tanya Lee Glover were discovered in December 2022. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard A Sydney woman’s simple decision to select a box allowing police access to DNA uploaded to an ancestry website led to the identification of skeletal remains mysteriously found buried in a wall of a…

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Genetic genealogy focus of Bryan Kohberger hearing in Idaho

Bryan Kohberger enters the courtroom in Latah County, Idaho, on Aug. 18, 2023, for a motion hearing. (Photo: Pool/Lewiston Tribune) DNA and investigative genetic genealogy took center stage Friday during a motions hearing in Bryan Kohberger’s quadruple murder case in Idaho. Prosecutors have asked Judge John Judge to issue a…

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GEDmatch Loophole Gave Police Access to Private DNA Data

CeCe Moore, an actress and director-turned-genetic genealogist, stood behind a lectern at New Jersey’s Ramapo College in late July. Propelled onto the national stage by the popular PBS show “Finding Your Roots,” Moore was delivering the keynote address for the inaugural conference of forensic genetic genealogists at Ramapo, one of…

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DNA twist as Sydney mum linked to body behind concrete wall in Brisbane

Truscott initially thought the detective was reaching out to provide information about her missing grandfather, Donald Gordon Buckley, who was last seen alive in 1953. Donna Truscott began the GEDmatch process to find out more about her family, including her missing grandfather. “[The detective] said, ‘I’m sorry, it’s not about…

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Public DNA plea to help crack missing person cold cases

The public is being urged to provide DNA to a public database to help crack multiple cold cases, including solving the identity of the body of a man found in a hotel room nearly 60 years ago. The Missing Persons Registry says its focus for this year’s missing persons week is to name the…

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Gedmatch Login – Suggestion Question

Are you looking for a way to access your gedmatch account? if so, you have come to the right place! in this blog post, we will be discussing how to log into gedmatch, as well as some tips and tricks on how to make the most of your account. we…

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Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy – NSW Police Public Site

What is Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy (FIGG)? FIGG combines new DNA analysis techniques and traditional genealogy to identify suspects and unknown remains using commercial DNA databases. Once (often distant) relatives of the unknown individual are found on the database, family trees must be built to identify potential candidates. FIGG produces…

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Forensic Genetic Genealogy Searches: What Defense Attorneys Need to Know

Contents IntroductionI. How Genetic Genealogy Searches WorkII. Law Enforcement Use of Genetic Genealogy Services      A. Comparing Genetic Genealogy Searches with Traditional Criminal DNA Searches      B. How Forensic Genetic Genealogy (FGG) Searches WorkIII. Regulation is MinimalIV. FGG Can Both Misidentify Suspects and Exonerate Wrongfully Convicted PeopleV. Discovery and Building a Record…

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Chicago Teen Missing for Four Decades Identified: Newton County Cold Case Solved

MOROCCO, IN – A four-decade-long mystery surrounding a missing Chicago teen has finally been solved by the Newton County Coroner’s Office.  The young man, formerly known as “Adam Doe,” was identified as Keith Lavell Bibbs, who vanished at the age of 16 from Chicago, IL. The breakthrough in the case came…

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1989 homicide victim identified as Frederick woman, putting focus on forensics method

Jul. 14—The victim in a 1989 Mississippi homicide was identified in May as a Frederick woman more than 30 years after her death, sparking conversations about investigators’ use of forensic genealogy to solve cold cases. Mississippi authorities identified the victim two months ago through forensic genealogy as Melinda Barnhouse. According…

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The rising and controversial trend of catching killers using genetic genealogy

It’s been described as the most revolutionary tool since the advent of forensic DNA testing and has helped solve a string of cold cases dating back more than 50 years, but investigative genetic genealogy is plagued with challenges. Visit any police website across the UK and you will be met…

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Nonprofit helping identify unidentified human remains

Missing in Texas: Unidentified human remains There are more than 50,000 unidentified sets of human remains in the U.S. That is according to a genealogy nonprofit called the DNA Doe Project. In this week’s Missing in Texas, Angela Shen takes a look at their mission, as well as two cases…

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DNA forensic scientist Monica Quall says she works at her ‘dream job’ – American Press

DNA forensic scientist Monica Quall says she works at her ‘dream job’ Published 4:19 am Friday, July 7, 2023  For as long as she can remember, Monica Quall has been a science fan. “It became more serious when I attended a week-long hands-on forensic science summer camp in middle school,”…

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They Identified The Body Of A Woman Found Nearly 50 Years Ago In A Canadian River

The “Lady of the River Nation” was eventually identified as Jewell Langford, who traveled from Tennessee to Montreal in April 1975. When she did not return home, her family reported her missing. Photo: DNA Doe Project Canadian police have managed to identify the body of a woman who was known…

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Canadian cold case from 1975 cracked by OPP

An Ontario cold case from 1975 has finally been cracked thanks to the use of genetic genealogy, or DNA testing designed to find genetic matches and help discover one’s ancestry. On May 3, 1975, a local farmer discovered the remains of a woman floating in the Nation River near the…

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How NJ college students helped crack a 21-year-old cold case

In 2002, a 60-year-old man used the named “Edward C.” to check into a squalid motel in an Arizona border town ahead of a scheduled surgery in Mexico. But he never checked out. His remains were found on Sept. 8, 2002, inside the rented room in Nogales, Arizona. Although his…

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what is gedmatch and how does it work

Due to the delicate condition of most of the clippings, theyoften cannot be photocopied. He had lived most of his life in the Manila and Leachville areas. You will need to download a free Adobe Reader to view and search the index. A unique and lasting tribute for a loved…

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Cold case from Nogales cracked by college students after 21 years

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The year was 2002, and a hotel in Nogales, Edward C. checked into a room. He presented his I.D. to the person at the front desk and it said he was from Saint Petersburg, Florida. It was a long way away from Arizona. But on September…

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harappaworld gedmatch

17 89.3% utahn-white (hapmap) + 10.7% georgia-jew (behar) @ 1.21 12 italian + orcadian + orcadian + utahn-white @ 2.277 Any feedback anyone might give me would be very appreciated. ok so i have read through all the instructions and notes and cant figure out how to get standardize.r to…

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Sharing your genetic data to solve crime

I kept thinking of Reina Carolina Morales Rojas, the East Boston immigrant from El Salvador who has been missing for seven months, after learning that Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan postponed a “DNA Drive Day” in Newton after the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts raised genetic privacy concerns. With…

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He was a retired welder with no criminal record. Now he’s facing trial for killing a 15-year-old girl in 1972

For decades, the death of 15-year-old Julie Ann Hanson remained a mystery for the community of Naperville, Illinois – until a DNA match in 2021 led to the arrest of a Minnesota man. Barry Lee Whelpley was taken into custody from his Mounds View home on June 2, 2021 and…

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ACLU complaint leads to halt of Massachusetts ‘DNA Drive’

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has raised objections, leading to the postponement of the public collection of DNA samples aimed at aiding law enforcement in solving crimes and identifying human remains. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan cited concerns raised by the ACLU and inclement weather as the reasons for…

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Collection of DNA samples to aid police postponed due to ACLU objections

NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — The public collection of DNA samples to help law enforcement solve crimes and identify human remains was postponed Saturday after objections from the American Civil Liberties Union. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said in a statement that she has postponed “DNA Drive Day” due to concerns…

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Collection of DNA samples to aid police postponed over ACLU objections

NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — The public collection of DNA samples to help law enforcement solve crimes and identify human remains was postponed Saturday following objections of the American Civil Liberties Union. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said in a statement that she postponed “DNA Drive Day” because of concerns raised…

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When Criminals Were Reprimanded With the Help of AI/ML

Do you remember the movie “Minority Report?” The movie is based on an interesting investigating crime theme in which a team of “Data scientists” with psychic abilities called PreCogs could predict future crimes by analysing massive amounts of data. The analysis of the team is sent to ‘The Pre” crime…

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How Alabama used DNA to solve cold case of murdered teenage girls

In 1999, two 17-year-old girls in south Alabama made calls from a payphone, telling their parents they were lost on the way home from a birthday party. The next day, they were found shot dead in the trunk of their car parked near a small hospital in Ozark. The crime…

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Where was Angelica Ramirez’s body found?

Angelica Ramirez (10) went missing from a Visalia Swap Meet ground in March 1994 after walking to the restroom only a few meters away from her parents’ booth. Her body was eventually found two days later in a canal, about 30 miles from where she disappeared; Ramirez had been r*ped…

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How Did Romiro Villegas Die in the Angelica Ramirez Murder?

‘On the Case With Paula Zahn: Tragedy in Visalia’ chronicles how 10-year-old Angelica Ramirez was brutally murdered while she was attending a swap meet with her family in Hanford, California, in March 1994. The authorities kept searching for the perpetrator for almost three decades before discovering the accused killer in…

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DNA research is helping investigators track down suspects in cold cases. But how does it work?

“First, IGG is a methodology,” said David Gurney, an assistant professor at Ramapo College in New Jersey, who directs the school’s Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center, via email, using the acronym for the technique. Practitioners of IGG combine genetic genealogy with documentary research to produce leads in cases of violent crime…

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San Diego detectives use DNA to identify 1986 Warner Springs murder victim

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Claudette Powers has been missing for 37 years. Now, detectives have identified her remains and are trying to find out who killed her. “She was my big sister. I mean, I looked up to her,” said Laura Freese, Claudette’s sister. Powers grew up on a farm…

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Hernando remains identified after three decades

HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. — The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office announced two sets of remains found in Brooksville and Spring Hill more than 30 years ago have been identified, thanks to lab testing that focused on genealogy. What You Need To Know The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office announced two sets of…

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Genomapp review – 7 facts you should know [MAY 2023]

Genomapp Review Summary Genomapp offers a free DNA analysis app that customers can use to purchase reports. Learn more in our Genomapp review! Fiyin Ebemidayo, B.S. Summary Genomapp sells individual reports that analyze DNA and provide results on its app. Most customers felt that the platform was informative and easy…

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Extracting common genotype testing SNPs from whole exome or genome data

Extracting common genotype testing SNPs from whole exome or genome data 0 Online services such as GEDmatch, mytrueancestry and others require small file sizes, usually below 50 MB. I’ve done a full exome sequencing, the resulting file is around 3 GB. how can i find the most common SNPs tested…

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Michigan man accused of golf course rapes led ‘double life’ and invested in strip clubs

An attorney for the Michigan businessman accused of two golf course rapes in 1999 and 2000 says he is looking forward to telling ‘his side of the story’ after being arrested on a DNA match. Kurt Rillema, 51, was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of attacking two women in…

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16 Sites Like GEDmatch – Just Alternative To

GEDmatch is an enormous comprehensive family tree and provides the genetic genealogy solution to compare the results of your DNA test with your family. You can view your matches quickly using the special from one-to-many estimation. The visualization technique family tree lets you see and look at your ancestry. Additionally,…

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5 Best DNA Testing of 2023

DNA testing kits have become increasingly popular for their ability to provide insight into ancestry and health. People are discovering long-lost relatives or unexpected links to famous people, as well as surprising facts about their own heritage. They’re also learning whether they may carry genes related to specific health conditions….

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5 Best DNA Testing of 2023 | Mone

DNA testing kits have become increasingly popular for their ability to provide insight into ancestry and health. People are discovering long-lost relatives or unexpected links to famous people, as well as surprising facts about their own heritage. They’re also learning whether they may carry genes related to specific health conditions….

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Make Ancestry Find the Relationship

Did you know that Ancestry can figure out how you are related to a DNA match if you both have trees linked to your DNA tests? You do not have to have anyone further back than your parents if other relatives have more extensive trees on Ancestry that include your family,…

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Widespread Newborn DNA Sequencing Will Worsen Risks to Genetic Privacy

Newborn screening programs are a vital public health measure implemented in the U.S. and across the world, with about one third of babies born globally undergoing some screening. As part of this program in the U.S., nearly every baby born has blood drawn soon after birth, and that blood is…

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Cold case: Slain Connecticut teen identified as Patricia Newsom after nearly 50 years

Police have identified a teenage girl nearly 50 years after her body was found bound, gagged, wrapped in a tarp and dumped in a drainage ditch in Connecticut, officials said Monday.  Investigators never gave up on identifying the Jane Doe, who was found in East Haven on Aug. 16, 1975,…

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Skeletal remains found 42 years ago near Sandy identified

Skeletal remains found 42 years ago near the town of Sandy, Oregon, have been identified, Oregon State Police announced Thursday. They are identified as belonging to Illya “Ella” Wilkins, an elderly woman with known memory problems who disappeared from the Baunach’s Home for the Aged about five years before the…

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DNA Genealogy Tracing Identifies Remains Found In 1981 | JAM’N 107.5

On August 21, 1981, the remains of a partial human skull were discovered by private property owners counting trees outside of Sandy, Oregon in Clackamas County. An examination of the remains could only determine that the individual was most probably female and of advanced age. It was immediately noted that…

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Nonprofit working to solve California cold case with ENC ties using investigative genealogy

A nonprofit that got its start more than five years ago continues to work to identify John and Jane Does using investigative genealogy, and in one case has identified eastern North Carolina ties to a body found under a bridge in California nearly 30 years ago. The DNA Doe Project…

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Gedmatch Genesis Login – EnewResult

Gedmatch Genesis is a powerful platform that enables genealogists and geneticists to access a wide range of DNA analysis tools. It is one of the most popular DNA analysis sites utilized by individuals seeking to discover their ancestry and heritage. The platform offers a wealth of resources and tools that…

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Tulsa Race Massacre investigators have sequenced DNA from 6 possible victims : NPR

A mural marking Black Wall Street, also called the Greenwood District, in Tulsa, Okla. The Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921 devastated Black Wall Street and claimed some 300 African American lives. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images A mural marking Black Wall Street, also called the…

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DNA technology solves 41-year-old mystery of missing St. Regis woman

Mildred Hubertz was 59 when she went missing in 1968 from St. Ignatius, a small town 40 miles from Missoula. In November 1982, hunters near Newport, Wash. — just across the North Idaho border and an almost four-hour drive from St. Ignatius — found a partial human skull in a…

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Skull found by hunter 40 years ago helps identify missing woman, Washington coroner says

A hunter stumbled upon an unidentified human skull 40 years ago in Washington, officials said. DNA testing just identified the skull as belonging to Mildred Allison Hubertz, 59, who was reported missing from St. Ignatius, Montana, in 1968, the Pend Oreille County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office said in a March 31…

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Senate committee OKs bill to protect privacy in DNA genealogy law enforcement investigations

In the modern crime-solving world, a killer’s DNA — and the DNA from his relatives — can help police solve the case. The big break for identifying the Golden State Killer came when one of his distant relatives voluntarily shared his genetic profile on a genealogy website, eventually leading to…

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How much can I rely on DNA segments less than 8CM

Part 2 A brief summary of the data is at this Google Sheet. I’ve been (casually, not earnestly) thinking about trying to locate a child and both parents who have done a 30X WGS or better, and at least a couple of their cousins (preferably 2nd through 4th) who also have…

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DNA technology solves 41-year-old mystery

▶️ Audio story available. Mildred Hubertz was 59 when she went missing from St. Ignatius, Mont., in 1968. In November 1982, hunters near Newport, Wash., — an almost four-hour drive from the small town 40 miles from Missoula — found a partial human skull in a remote wooded area north…

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A Nonprofit Wants Your DNA Data to Solve Crimes

Both GEDmatch’s and FamilyTreeDNA’s terms of service outline their policies for law enforcement use. But for many users, solving crimes is not their main motivator for signing up for these sites. Plus, not everyone reads the terms of service, and companies can not only change them at any time but may…

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100,000 Newborns This Year Will Be Tested In The U.K., Joining NYC

Topline A U.K. program—similar to one launched in New York last fall— will begin genome sequencing on 100,000 babies this year to figure out whether screening newborns for a wide range of conditions is beneficial, but some experts believe the practice could prove unethical. A laboratory technician wearing protective equipment…

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How an Electrical Engineer Solved Australia’s Most Famous Cold Case

Dead, and in a jacket and tie. That’s how he was on 1 December 1948, when two men found him slumped against a retaining wall on the beach at Somerton, a suburb of Adelaide, Australia. The Somerton Man’s body was found on a beach in 1948. Nobody came forward to…

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Gedmatch Basics, Part 1 | Jennealogie

This is one of my top all-time posts, so I have updated it now that Gedmatch has undergone changes. While Gedmatch has undergone a bit of a facelift, the same tools are available, so read on an learn how to use them! You might be here because you read my…

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Remains found in fishing line by duck hunter in Washington State in 1979 finally identified

Skeletal remains found in tangled fishing line by a duck hunter in Washington State in 1979 have finally been identified thanks to DNA testing 43 years later DNA testing showed that the remains belonged to 29-year-old Gary Lee Haynie They were first found in January, 1979, near Spencer Island, south…

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Police to use private DNA banks to try to solve two cold cases

Photo: Depositphotos.com The police and the justice ministry are hoping to use private genealogy DNA data banks in an effort to solve two cold cases, in what would be a Dutch legal first, the public prosecution department said on Monday. In particular, police want to access DNA held by two…

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Dutch authorities want to use private commercial DNA databases for cold cases

Authorities in the Netherlands are moving forward with plans to use private DNA databases to help solve serious criminal cases where the trail has gone cold. The Public Prosecution Service (OM) and the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) plan to use the DNA databases from commercial firms that mainly collect samples…

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Remains found in Snohomish County over 40 years ago identified

A set of human remains that were found in Snohomish County in 1979 have been identified as those of an Everett man who had gone missing, the county announced late last week. The remains were found Jan. 3, 1979, by a duck hunter on tide flats near Spencer Island, just…

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Identity of Victorian-era body found in Sanford revealed after 6 years

The remains of a Victorian-era body found in Sanford 6 years ago has been identified as 24-year-old Edith Patten. According to News Center Maine, the Sanford police department released Patten’s identity to the public in a press conference Wednesday. Patten’s body was originally discovered by construction workers breaking ground for…

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Using GEDmatch to Further Your Research with John Marshall

Posted 26 February 2023 by Julie Goucher Courtesy of Wikipedia Last week we welcomed John Marshall to our webinar series, as an addition to our monthly scheduled session. John’s presentation on GEDmatch will address four distinct areas: (1) Setting up and configuring your GEDmatch account for use, (2) a review…

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DNA sleuth tracks down suspects, kin

Cold cases, the bane of every law-enforcement agency, have received an invaluable resource due to the relatively recent implementation of a revolutionary scientific sleuth. Known as forensic genetic genealogy, it allowed Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan’s Cold Case Unit, along with the Acton Police Department and several other investigative assets,…

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Avoid This Pitfall if You Ever Met Someone Who Shares Your DNA

A mother recently asked on a listserv I belong to if anyone has dealt with meeting their child’s “dibling” through an email. For those who are unaware, the word “dibling” refers to offspring who share a sperm donor but are raised in different houses. (Some individuals favour the phrase “half…

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Sistanis – Page 2 – Anthroworld

Sep 03, 2021#112021-09-03T17:38 just want to show you a baloch gedmatch kit number eurogenes k12b result  . i found him on gedmatch search  he is probably baloch from iran i am guessing sistanis would score similar Western European – Siberian 0.51 PctEast African 0.69 PctWest Central Asian 54.43 PctSouth Asian…

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Help with DNA Autosomal DNA connection FC1R, both kits on GedMatch

I’ve read the help files, and I was able to correctly (I think) confirm and document my test to my mother and paternal grandfather Cox-12350 who both had tests. This would be my first time matching to a common ancestor indirectly, and I just keep getting turned around when trying…

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Carson City sheriff uses DNA to identify two bodies

CARSON CITY, Nev. (KOLO) -The Carson City Sheriff’s Office said Thursday it used genetics to identify two previously unidentified bodies. The newly identified people are Joyce A. Rogers, who was homeless and about 72 years old when she died, and Ronald V. Hendricks, who was 39 when he disappeared from…

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