Authorities investigating the murders of four University of Idaho students are likely using forensic genetic genealogy – by comparing DNA evidence to genealogical family databases, an expert said i…
are likely using forensic genetic genealogy – by comparing DNA evidence to genealogical family databases, an expert said in a new interview.
“It just depends how quickly they learned they didn’t have a match in CODIS as to when that would have been done,” added Moore, one of the most successful genetic genealogists working with law enforcement in the US. Matthew Gamette, the director of the Idaho State Police Forensic Services, stressed that murder investigations are time-consuming.Moore and her team recently used genetic genealogy to analyze DNA in the 1975 cold case murder of Lindy Sue Biechler, 19, in Pennsylvania.The Parabon Labs scientists secretly obtained fresh DNA from a coffee cup that a suspect threw in the trash earlier this year.
Meanwhile, Matthew Gamette, the director of the Idaho State Police Forensic Services, warned that investigations are time-consuming.. “I can tell you that our scientists are working very hard. Officials have previously said the results will not be disclosed to the public, according to the Statesman.
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