Detectives Tara Augustin and Alyson Dupouy investigated the 2001 murder of Leslie Preer, who was killed in her home in a ...

New Hampshire authorities used DNA genealogy to identify Rea Rasmussen as the last unknown victim in a 40-year serial killer ...

JonBenet Ramsey's father is pushing for genetic genealogy testing to solve the 1996 murder case while criticizing the Boulder ...

After decades of dead ends, the case was solved in just 24 hours thanks to revolutionary new technology and a team of ...

Last year, I added my DNA profile to a private genealogical database, FamilyTreeDNA, and clicked “Yes” to allow the police to search my genes.

On October 28, 1994, the skeletal remains of a 20–30-year-old presumed female, identified as White/Caucasian, were discovered in a wooded area by surveyors near the San Jacinto River. It is believed ...

A woman who was found dead in a wooded area near Houston has been identified more than 30 years later. Moxxy Forensic ...

The body of a man found floating in the water under a California bridge 22 years ago has now been identified as Robert Craig ...

Students at Ramapo College’s Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center are gaining a reputation for solving cold cases. Most recently, they solved the case of a woman reported missing in 2014. When the ...

Nonprofit genealogy team helps ID Startex remains found in 2011 as Jolene Lynn White of Cowpens. She was previously known as Jane Doe Startex.

Bryan Kohberger received four life sentences after pleading guilty to killing four University of Idaho students, with DNA ...

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