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 …

A murder trial in Snohomish County will change genetic privacy forever  KUOW News and Information

Talbott has been living in the Snohomish County Jail in Everett, Wash for more than a year, awaiting trial in a case that has sparked interest around the country.

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, …

Houston entrepreneur pivots from DNA dating to a compatibility program for couples  InnovationMap

As Brittany Barreto was developing and promoting her DNA-based dating app, Pheramor, that can establish compatibility in prospective couples using a certain …

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.

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.

Thanks to DNA sleuths, a Jane Doe killed 37 years ago might finally get a headstone with her name on it  WGNO New Orleans

RENO, Nev. – For 37 years the woman’s remains have been in a lonely, nameless grave at Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Cemetery in Reno, Nevada.

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 …