genealogy

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Working with the FBI, Arlington police had finally solved the crime that summer through genetic genealogy, matching the killer’s DNA to relatives in a public database.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Investigators used genetic genealogy to identify Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. as the Golden State Killer who terrorized California in the 1970s and 80s.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

“We’re not done. We’ve got a lot more in front of us,” he said, including testing the DNA against genealogy sites.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Grandmothers have been prosecuted decades after pregnancy loss thanks to investigators using forensic genetic genealogy to hunt them down.

From Slate • Aug. 23, 2025

“Are we? Could we be? But how? That is to say, what are the odds? And why was Edward Ashton so keen on my taking up genealogy as a hobby, anyway?”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood