Articles | Forensic Genetic Genealogy for Law Enforcement

ArticlesPractical, law-enforcement-focused writing on forensic genetic genealogy — the investigative process, documentation, confirmation, and the police-practices questions defense attorneys are starting to ask.Featured articleBefore You Grab the Cup: What the Matthew Nilo Case Is Exposing About FGGThe Matthew Nilo case isn’t putting forensic genetic genealogy on trial — it’s putting the investigative process behind it under a microscope. What investigators knew before confirmatory DNA was collected, and whether that process can be reconstructed, is where the defense is digging.Read the articleMore articles

The FBI Called FGG “A Tip.” The Defense Still Got Into the Files. — The Bryan Kohberger case shows why calling FGG “just a tip” does not keep the work out of discovery.

Your FGG Vendor May Be Part of the Prosecution Team. Is Your Agency Prepared? — Agencies need to prepare for scrutiny of the vendors, records, decisions, and investigative work behind an FGG lead.

Further law-enforcement-focused writing is in preparation on FGG documentation, vendor oversight, reference testing, and the handoff between genetic genealogy and traditional investigation.

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