The FBI is likely using DNA analysis, known as investigative genetic genealogy, to track down Rachel Morin's killer, but the case may prove challenging, experts told Fox News Digital.
"If this man really is Hispanic or Latin American, then it's likely going to be a much more difficult case," Moore said.
Another investigator with Parabon NanoLabs, who specializes in Hispanic cases, told Fox News Digital why these genetic puzzles are harder to solve. But Hispanics are underrepresented in the databases, making it less likely a DNA profile will match a close relative, said the investigator, who asked to remain anonymous given her work identifying dangerous criminals.Rachel Morin, a mother of five, was found dead on a hiking trail. She was reported missing by her new boyfriend, far right, Richard Tobin.
For recent immigrants, the family trees will extend outside the U.S., and the DNA investigator must be fluent in Spanish to access and read census and vital records.is the lack of diversity of surnames, the scientist said.
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