Golden State Killer/East Area Rapist probe wins international DNA investigation award  Sacramento Bee

The investigation that led to the arrest of a suspect in the Golden State Killer/East Area Rapist case has won an international award as “DNA Hit of the Year.

Documenting Slave Voyages  Emory News Center

Led by Emory, a massive digital memorial shines new light on one of the most harrowing chapters of human history.

Rapid City police solve 51-year-old cold case with help of genealogy  Sioux Falls Argus Leader

Rapid City authorities say they have solved a cold case after more than 50 years. In a press conference Monday afternoon, Rapid City Police Chief Karl Jegeris …

A new technique helped solve this cold case. But prosecutors are downplaying it  KUOW News and Information

The trial of William Talbott II is underway in Snohomish County. Police found him using genetic genealogy. Siblings of Jay Cook and Tanya van Cuylenborg …

Police: Wisconsin campground killer evaded us for 42 years, but science caught up to him  Green Bay Press Gazette

The entrance to the campground in McClintock Park in the Marinette County town of Silver Cliff, where David Schuldes and Ellen Matheys were shot to death on …

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.

Mysterious Iranian group is hacking into DNA sequencers  ZDNet

Hackers are scanning the internet and planting shells on web-based DNA sequencing apps.

The Death Of The Family Secret  HuffPost

Ancestry and other DNA-testing companies are bringing old family secrets to light. These friends are now dealing with the truth about their fathers.

How a DNA tech and a genealogy database are helping solve decades old crime  Business Standard

A truck driver implicated by his DNA and family tree in a double murder more than 30 years after the crime will face trial this week in the first case using a …