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Genetic genealogists like Amanda Reno use different sources of DNA in their work. While some of the searching done by genealogists involves databases like CODIS (Combined DNA Index Service), other ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Cold cases could be stalled even longer after Ancestry.com's recent change. The DNA and genealogy site clarified its terms and conditions, saying "not to use the services in ...

People who submit DNA to ancestry websites are now leading to arrests. Christine Franke was a 25-year-old college student when she was shot dead in her Orlando apartment on Oct. 21, 2001. Though DNA ...

In 2017, I sent DNA samples to Ancestry, as well as to two other DNA companies. My parents had recently passed away, and I had some questions about my family background that I hoped the DNA might ...

Before the DNA revolution of the early 2000s, genealogy was a study dependent on records. Tracing a line of heritage could hit a dead end if documentation had gone missing or been destroyed. But as ...

"I was crying so bad and sobbing that it really bothered him," she said. "He had a gun to my head, and he said he would kill me if I wouldn't stop sobbing." Eventually, he left. That's when Krejci ...

In April 2018, a remarkable event occurred that forever impacted criminal investigations. The Golden State Killer was finally arrested. And, more interestingly, was the method law enforcement used to ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cuyahoga County prosecutors are continuing to seek justice for survivors of decades-old sexual assaults by identifying suspects through DNA family trees. “One thing I’ve learned from ...

Authorities touted the use of a growing, powerful, yet contentious forensic technique to bring the search for a suspect in last year’s killing of Rachel Morin to a long-awaited close. The FBI credited ...