Investigators in the Nancy Guthrie case have turned to genetic genealogy as they try to make the most of potential DNA ...

Suggested Citation: "Executive Summary." National Research Council. 1996. The Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5141. This committee was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joseph Scott Morgan, forensic expert, details the crucial role of DNA evidence in the search for missing Nancy Guthrie. He ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The use and success of forensic genealogy has exploded recently. Family trees and DNA are tracking down killers and identifying missing loved ones, often after decades. Now, Indiana ...

Investigators find mixed DNA at Nancy Guthrie's home, offering new hope in the ongoing investigation. Learn about the challenges and potential breakthroughs.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Two different crimes in two cities more than 1,600 apart, but DNA technology connected the dots and ...

When a homicide detective in California’s Central Valley last year reopened the investigation into the unsolved killing of a bakery owner, she turned to an increasingly popular forensic tool credited ...

Forensic genealogy has helped investigators track down serial killers, now police are using it to try to identify Nancy ...

The Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs awarded grants totaling more than $145 million on January 16 to fund crime laboratories, decrease DNA backlogs, support basic and applied forensic ...

Can DNA typing uniquely identify the source of a sample? Because any two human genomes differ at about 3 million sites, no two persons (barring identical twins) have the same DNA sequence. Unique ...

A CSI-style investigation in Zimbabwe helped to successfully prosecute two people for killing a lion and trafficking its teeth, flesh and other body parts in February. Forensic specialists analyzed ...