Well I don't know what GSK will do, but I wanted to provide a little more info on the topic of GEDMatch and the acquisition of information in order to distill the possible UNSUB.
It is legal for detectives and investigators to use deception in interviewing suspects. In this case the deception may have been with the company GEDMatch. I am not arguing either way that this was legal or illegal. Genealogist/scientist Roberta Estes argues that the investigator had legal custody of that DNA and thus submission into GEDMatch was permissible. Good explanation of the process at
https://dna-explained.com/2018/04/30/the-golden-state-killer-and-dna/
If I am reading the questions about this process, a number of folks have wondered if evidence (the partial matches within the GEDMatch database) was deceptively acquired, could a defense attorney try to have the DNA evidence suppressed?
However, and this is important, if LE would have jumped through the legal hoops of 23andme or another of the DNA genealogy companies, to obtain possible suspects, they could have landed at the same finish line – identifying possible subjects for further genealogical research. This would fit the definition of
Inevitable Discovery: If a judge rules that an illegally seized piece of evidence
eventually would have been discovered through legal means, it may be admitted. DNA evidence fitting Inevitable Discovery is therefore allowed in court.
Just my :twocents: .
