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Using Genetic Genealogy to Solve Cold Cases
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23:14 - 26:43 (03:29)

Parabon NanoLabs uses genetic genealogy to help solve cold cases by identifying possible family members of the perpetrator and building a family tree to link them to the crime scene.

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Parabon used their new technology of genetic genealogy to help solve the Golden State Killer case and now a similar method has been used to identify a suspect in the 39-year-old murder case of Michelle Martinko.
23:14 - 24:40 (01:26)
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Genetic Genealogy
Summary

Parabon used their new technology of genetic genealogy to help solve the Golden State Killer case and now a similar method has been used to identify a suspect in the 39-year-old murder case of Michelle Martinko.

Chapter
Using Genetic Genealogy to Solve Cold Cases
Episode
And Then There Were Three
Podcast
Dateline NBC
A detective traced a woman's family tree back to the early 1800s to examine four branches going to great-great grandparents, and ultimately tracked down a suspect in a cold case murder that happened in Cedar Rapids in 1979.
24:40 - 25:15 (00:35)
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Forensics
Summary

A detective traced a woman's family tree back to the early 1800s to examine four branches going to great-great grandparents, and ultimately tracked down a suspect in a cold case murder that happened in Cedar Rapids in 1979.

Chapter
Using Genetic Genealogy to Solve Cold Cases
Episode
And Then There Were Three
Podcast
Dateline NBC
DNA profiling has revolutionized crime solving by allowing investigators to track down suspects through genetic material.
25:15 - 26:43 (01:27)
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DNA profiling
Summary

DNA profiling has revolutionized crime solving by allowing investigators to track down suspects through genetic material. By eliminating certain branches of a family tree, investigators can narrow their search for a suspect.

Chapter
Using Genetic Genealogy to Solve Cold Cases
Episode
And Then There Were Three
Podcast
Dateline NBC