DNA Solves Cold Cases/Parabon Nanolabs & GED/Match.

[jaejae]

Here is a report about a victims relative raising money to help solve more Cold Cases:

Murder victim’s brother raises money for cold cases

 

[jaejae]

Here is an interesting looking article about investigative genetic genealogy from a science publication:

Forensic genealogy, bioethics and the Golden State Killer case - ScienceDirect

 

[Mrs. Badcrumble]

Swedish LE has enlisted the services of Parabon Nanolabs to solve the 2005 murder of Marie Johansson.
Nya bilden i jakten på Maries misstänkta mördare

Translated from link:

"- We have nothing to lose on this, says criminal commissioner Peter Thylén and continues:

- We saw that this company in the US can create a phantom image on a DNA and as they write they have a number of solved murders that they think they have helped with in the USA.

(...)

Peter Thylén says that they are the first in Sweden to get help with this technology. It has cost $ 4,000.

- If you think about preliminary investigation costs, this is nothing. For example, if you see what we have to pay to the telephone companies to retrieve telephone/mobile data, it is a very low cost."

Här är nya fantombilden på misstänkte mördaren – 13 år efter mordet på Marie

 

[ZaZara]

Swedish LE has enlisted the services of Parabon Nanolabs to solve the 2005 murder of Marie Johansson.
Nya bilden i jakten på Maries misstänkta mördare

Translated from link:

"- We have nothing to lose on this, says criminal commissioner Peter Thylén and continues:

- We saw that this company in the US can create a phantom image on a DNA and as they write they have a number of solved murders that they think they have helped with in the USA.

(...)

Peter Thylén says that they are the first in Sweden to get help with this technology. It has cost $ 4,000.

- If you think about preliminary investigation costs, this is nothing. For example, if you see what we have to pay to the telephone companies to retrieve telephone/mobile data, it is a very low cost."

Här är nya fantombilden på misstänkte mördaren – 13 år efter mordet på Marie

Swedish LE is looking for a woman as the perpetrator!

The phantom bild is the woman that they are looking for, at least the description fits the murderer.

From the link:

- The old, drawn picture, shows only one person who behaved strangely in the store. It is the person witnesses seen with pink pants and black jacket standing and staring into the store at 12 noon on the murder day.

There is at the same time another picture that is interesting in the investigation. A person who is believed to be the killer got stuck on a surveillance camera after the death, but of that photograph there is not much that can be read.

And now the police can have made a big breakthrough in the investigation - when they release two brand new fantasy images.

They have been helped by an American company that has produced a genetic profile and image from the DNA that is secured from the offender.

BBM


I wonder if they have also uploaded the DNA to GEDMATCH? If family members have emigrated to the US, chances of a link go up considerably.

 

[jaejae]

Here is an article about a case in which investigative genetic genealogy may be used:

Stanford cold case: Will DNA solve murder of David Levine?

 

[jaejae]

Here is an interesting debate about the use of DNA data and I think it has some relevance as to how investigative genetic genealogy might move forward in the future to identify criminals:

Ancestry CEO on Genetic Data Privacy: ‘Consumers Need to Think About Who They Do Business With’

 

[jaejae]

Here is another interesting article about the use of genetic genealogy:

In an Apparent First, Genetic Genealogy Aids a Wrongful Conviction Case

 

[jaejae]

Here is an interesting article about the use of investigative genetic genealogy:

Non-verbal man identified after six months, family under investigation

 

[jaejae]

Here is another interesting article about investigative genetic genealogy:

Get Access

 

[dixiegirl1035]

When the case was reopened in 2018, police found a blood sample of the suspect from inside the victim’s pants. A DNA test resulted in a partial match to Monteiro’s son, who was incarcerated in 2014 and submitted a DNA sample for an unrelated conviction.

Pawtucket police make arrest in 30-year-old cold case

RI - RI - Christine Cole, 10, Pawtucket, 6 January 1988 *arrest*

 

[jaejae]

Here is a Podcast interview with CeCe Moore where she talks about her role in the first conviction of a man in a case where the suspect was identified through investigative genetic genealogy:

 

[jaejae]

This article about a Comic Convention does have a reference to investigative genetic genealogy:

Celebrity Beauty: The Spies of Comic Con

Here is the part which has relevance:

Obviously, some of the panelists’ claims invited skepticism. Barbara Rae-Venter, a retired IP attorney who became a genetics enthusiast, drew applause for her role in using familial DNA in the GEDmatch database to narrow down 62 suspects in string of murders in the 1970s and 1980s to one septuagenarian. But, after Rae-Venter encouraged people to submit their own DNA in order to solve crimes, a woman in the audience raised serious concerns about the privacy implications of these databases and the potential for abuse by police. Rae-Venter, a self-described William Gibson fan, responded that the system has clear disclosures on how the database may be used and so she sees no privacy violation there. Motherboard recommends that you not get your DNA sequenced by large commercial companies.

 

[Mrs. Badcrumble]

An update and a call for action from DNA Doe Project's Facebook page:

"Hello friends. As many of you already know, the DNA Doe Project is a nonprofit organization that applies genetic genealogy to help identify unidentified deceased persons by analyzing familial matches at FTDNA.com and the public DNA database, GEDmatch.

Because many of our Jane and John Does are from populations which are underrepresented in genetic genealogy, we are reaching out to genealogists and groups to encourage participation with these two essential platforms, so that we might have a better chance of returning names to these often forgotten victims.

For example, one of our cases, "Apache Junction Jane Doe," appears to be African American, Hispanic and Native American, but unfortunately, she currently has few usable DNA matches. However, we are hoping that participation from people who share her same ethnicities could help to solve her case, bring her home and provide additional research value to her ethnic communities. You can follow her opted-in match progress (and some of our other cases) here:
Doe Upload.xlsx

We are asking those who have completed a DNA kit through Ancestry, 23andMe, MyHeritage or other DNA services, to consider transferring to FTDNA.com and gedmatch.com to help our Does.

Remember to select "Opt-In" on GEDmatch for law enforcement matching so that the DNA kit is viewable by our researchers.
Both platforms are FREE to transfer and provide powerful tools and valuable resources for people hoping to unlock the mysteries of their family trees.

Remember to take a moment to read through the ToS to understand the various uses of your data on GEDmatch and FTDNA. We want you to be informed when you make the choice for yourselves. Keep in mind that ToS can always change on any site, and there could be uses that are not currently foreseen. Ultimately we each are responsible for our own privacy and should make that decision before deciding to upload anything to the internet.

Also, for those who have friends or family members who have completed a DNA kit, we hope you will consider sharing our message and advocating for others to educate themselves on the advantages (as well as the risks) of transferring and opting-in to help the DNA Doe Project.

Those interested may read learn about Apache Junction Jane Doe here:
Apache Junction Jane Doe - DNA Doe Project Cases

To get started, please visit www.GEDmatch.com or www.FTDNA.com today!

Thank you for your time and consideration!

#DNADoeProject
#OptIn
#GEDmatchOptIn
#ApacheJunctionJaneDoe "

Apache Junction Jane Doe's WS thread:
AZ - AZ - Apache Junction, HispFem UP6349, 16-18, in desert near Hwy 60, Aug'92

 

[jaejae]

Here is another interesting article about investigative genetic genealogy and also DNA phenotyping:

Law Enforcement Is Turning to Another Type of Genetic Sleuthing. Is It Reliable?

 

[jaejae]

To me this is a lower profile case than some but here is an article about an upcoming trial where investigative genetic genealogy was used to identify the suspect:

https://mynewsla.com/crime/2019/07/...nd-trial-on-sexual-assaults-of-three-victims/

 

[jaejae]

Here is a recent interview with CeCe Moore where she explains how she have successfully identified suspects in over forty cases using investigative genetic genealogy:

Here's how genetic genealogist CeCe Moore finds potential criminal suspects

 

[jaejae]

Here is another recent article that mentions investigative genetic genealogy and also has some links to other articles including about the Golden State Killer case:

23 and who? Your DNA test results and the law | MPR News

 

[Mrs. Badcrumble]

Another success for the DNA Doe Project!

Investigators in Lawrence County, Ohio, said it was the combination of DNA and genealogy that helped discover the identity of a Jane Doe known as the Belle in the Well.

Louise Virginia Peterson Flesher, 65, is the woman found dead in a well in 1981 off McKinney Creek Road in Windsor Township in Lawrence County.

In February 2017, Dr. Elizabeth Murray, a forensic anthropologist, attended a conference and met Dr. Colleen Fitzpatrick, a forensic genealogist, who was able to help combine DNA from one of Flesher's molars with genealogy in the investigation.

With both components, Fitzpatrick and her team created family trees and looked at the ancestors of those believed to be cousins to Flesher. March 2018 was the first time Flesher appeared in a family tree.

In January 2019, a new DNA match appeared that was discovered to be her youngest daughter. In March 2019, a DNA sample was sent to the University of North Texas. On July 3, 2019, the University of North Texas called to confirm the link between the daughter and the Belle in the Well.

'Belle in the Well' identified during news conference

WS thread:
Identified! - OH - Dobbstown, 'Belle in the Well' WhtFem UP6259, 30-60, in cistern, Apr'81 Louise V Petersen

 

[jaejae]

Here is an interesting Sky News report about investigative genetic genealogy:

 

[jaejae]

Here is an interesting Sky News report about investigative genetic genealogy:

Here is a Sky News article associated with the previously posted Sky News:

My sister was murdered 46 years ago. New tech may have found her killer