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Unraveling cold cases: Forensic genetic genealogy

SUBSCRIBE 29th March 2024Vernon White, Policing Insight
The use of DNA to solve crimes and identify offenders has been a key tool for policing for almost 40 years; now the growing use of forensic genetic genealogy – also known as investigative genetic genealogy – has the potential to be a similar game changer in investigating cold cases, as Policing Insight’s Vernon White reports.

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