Forensic genealogy: Some serious concerns

Denise Syndercombe Court

doi:10.1016/j.fsigen.2018.07.011

Forensic genealogy: Some serious concerns

Denise Syndercombe Court

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Abstract

Genealogical databases have provided links to possible perpetrators of crimes in several cold cases in the US. This commentary discusses some of the ethical issues associated with this approach while recognising the underlying value of the identifications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	203-204
Number of pages	2
Journal	Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume	36
Early online date	23 Jul 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsigen.2018.07.011
Publication status	Published - Sept 2018

Keywords

Golden state killer
Genealogy
Ethics
DNA

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