There has been considerable writing over recent months concerning the use, by law enforcement investigators, of genealogical DNA databases as a tool for the solving of cold case serial crimes, such as homicides and sexual assault, and whether the use of such databases for non-genealogical purposes is at odds with the purpose for the creation of the databases in the first place, and constitutes a…
As this is my first post on this website, I wanted to address the basic rule of investigation before considering the more specific details of a forensic approach to genealogical research. At the most basic level, an investigation can fall short for a number of reasons, which can include a lack of evidence to support, or negate, a theory an investigator may have about an event. A lack of evidence…
