Professional training for investigators interested in learning how DNA and genetic genealogy can be applied in cold and stalled cases — taught by a working law-enforcement genetic genealogist.
Structured review of stalled cases: evidence, investigative history, and DNA viability, so agencies can decide what to pursue next.
How to apply the four-stage HELIX framework — from case and evidence assessment through corroboration, documentation, and defensibility.
How to develop the correct DNA testing approach before evidence is sent to a laboratory, and how genealogy fits within an investigation.
Christine Burke is named as the instructor for an agency training course listed by the Northern Illinois Training Advisory Board (NITAB), “Genetic Genealogy for Law Enforcement.” Student performance objectives cover genetics and genealogy, genetic genealogy tools, applying DNA to genealogy, genealogical records, most recent common ancestors, identifying family lines from unknown matches, and identifying a single-source profile from unknown matches.
NITAB course listing (PDF)