You may have learned how DNA testing can lead to suspects being identified in cold cases and in unsolved homicides, but there’s more to the practice than most know.

The accessibility of at-home DNA testing means that practically anyone can send away for a kit and learn about their family ...

Volunteers took his Ancestry DNA test results and matches, then used their knowledge of genealogy along with research tools ...

The power of DNA testing — not the local government agencies who still can’t find all his original documentation — led Hammond to his extraordinary backstory that includes World War II, ...

Most at-home DNA testing kits use saliva and provide a collection ... certain specific genetic markers as well. Most At-Home DNA ancestry kits also provide a full spectrum of online ancestry ...

In 2024, after obtaining DNA samples for traditional forensic testing, the Marion County Forensic ... murder and rape after police used genetic genealogy to identify him as a suspect.

I heard a chime on my phone and looked down to see an email from Ancestry.com. My fingers flew to open the email. I had been waiting two painfully long months for the results of my DNA test.

In June, testing determined that Shepherd's DNA matched the DNA on Van Huss ... case with DNA can get this same treatment with the genealogy and everything we have available today." ...