Genetic genealogy solves 36-year-old sexual assaults case
PORT ANGELES, Wash. (KSNW) — Genetic genealogy has solved a sexual assault cold case that happened 36 years ago in Washington ...
Genetic genealogy used to identify rapist from three-decade-old cold cases
Police uploaded this profile to two publicly searchable genealogy websites, GEDmatch and FamilyTreeDNA. Genealogists worked to narrow down family trees until on March 10, 2023, they gave police the ...
‘Jane Doe’ killed by convicted Michigan serial killer in 2006 is now ID’d, officials say
The woman is believed to be a victim of Shelly Brooks, a convicted serial killer serving a life sentence, officials said.
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Attorney General Kris Mayes launches new cold case unit
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes created a new unit to help local police departments investigate unsolved cases.
West Virginia Forensic Genealogy Commission backlog catches attention of lawmakers
Although its backlog has caught the attention of lawmakers approaching the 2025 legislative session, the West Virginia's ...
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Windham County Genealogy Interest Group meeting to focus on census records
The next meeting of the Windham County Genealogy Interest Group will focus on an exploration of “Sanborn Maps and the 1900 Census” and “Researching your Ancestors Using State Census Records” ...
Ancestry checks featured at Waukegan Kwanzaa celebration; ‘We have a lot to learn from the past’
Monea-Cadette and her children were among more than 100 people at the African American Museum’s annual Kwanzaa celebration ...
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After nine years, Boro genealogy librarian heading home
A self-described genealogy “nerd,” Lillian Wingate became the Statesboro-Bulloch County Library’s genealogy librarian in 2015 ...
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Group to explore genealogy topics
The next meeting of the Windham County Genealogy Interest Group will focus on an exploration of "Sanborn Maps and the 1900 Census" and "Researching your Ancestors Using State ...