Scientists say using math to sort through DNA could help investigators put stubborn cold cases to rest. The approach combines the relatively new field of forensic genetic genealogy—solving crime by ...

Genetic genealogy goes beyond finding long lost relatives to solving cold cases. The Golden State Killer was caught years after his crimes due to emerging DNA technology. Genetic genealogy can be used ...

n the mid-1980s, tragedy struck two villages in Leicestershire, England. In two separate instances, three years apart, two teenage girls were raped and murdered on their way home from school. On ...