Consumer genetic testing customers stretch their DNA data further with third-party interpretation websites  PhillyVoice.com

Researchers don’t have a very clear or comprehensive picture of how direct-to-consumer customers use their raw data and these kinds of third-party tools.

DNA leads Colorado police to arrest of murder suspect in 32-year-old cold case  USA TODAY

Authorities who used a DNA sample to create an image of the possible suspect in a 32-year-old murder case have arrested a suburban Denver man.

Man who’s DNA was traced on genealogy site tried for murder  Sky News

A young couple’s brutal murder remained unsolved for decades until investigators tried a new forensic technique.

Consumer genetic testing customers stretch their DNA data further with third-party interpretation websites  The Conversation – US

New research investigated who uses the wide array of tools available to people who’ve received their own raw genetic data and want to maximize what they …

This cold case is the first genetic genealogy arrest to go to trial  CNN

The double murder trial against William Earl Talbott II represents the first test of the new forensic method.

How to Protect Your DNA Data Before and After Taking an at-Home Test  The New York Times

Mail-in genetic tests offer a wealth of information about your ancestry and insight into medical risks — in exchange for a lot of data. Here’s where that data goes, …

Want to See My Genes? Get a Warrant  The New York Times

Should the police be able to investigate your genetic family tree for any crime, no matter how minor?

Genealogy companies could struggle to keep clients’ data from police  Science News

Police probably won’t stop searching DNA family trees to find crime suspects. New restrictions on database searches could spur more fights over privacy.

How a Utah assault case upended the cutting-edge DNA website that caught the Golden State Killer  WPMT FOX 43

Curtis Rogers, the founder of the free DNA website GEDMatch, wanted to do all he could to help police solve a disturbing assault case out of Utah. He knew his …

Legendary detective says genealogy DNA kits will help solve more murders  WKRN News 2

Americans’ appetite for learning more about their ancestral past is helping solve murders. DNA kits used for genealogy are making connections in decades-old …