VA VA - Ralph Leon Jackson, Blue Ridge Parkway Shooter, 4 May 2010

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Here is another report about DNA genetics and the Golden State Killer gets a mention:

Like many decisions we make every day, the question is, “Just because we can do this, should we?” There are complex ethical and privacy issues to consider, which are beyond the scope of this column. It is fascinating to read about the case of the Golden State Killer, who was arrested decades after his crimes utilizing a commercial DNA database that contained the genetic profile of some of his relatives. But I digress.

Thousands of people will receive a DNA test kit for Christmas. Our personal genetic profile can present, or solve, intriguing mysteries about our human ancestry, but can also provide information about our propensity to suffer from a medical condition or disease such as cancer. Setting aside the complex ethical and privacy issues involved, should you do it?

Cancer: The stories our genes tell – The Ukiah Daily Journal

Another report;

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Of course in the New Year organisations like the Institute for DNA Justice and that company that bought GEDMATCH and others like it will be trying to get access to any new uploaded profiles of innocent peoples DNA and I just any concerned people to consider my opinion that these DNA profiles have been used by genealogists and LE that use them to wrongly accuse innocent people of crimes they did not commit through the flawed science they have used.

 

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Of course in the New Year organisations like the Institute for DNA Justice and that company that bought GEDMATCH and others like it will be trying to get access to any new uploaded profiles of innocent peoples DNA and I just any concerned people to consider my opinion that these DNA profiles have been used by genealogists and LE that use them to wrongly accuse innocent people of crimes they did not commit through the flawed science they have used.

In my opinion LE have been very bullish with their supposed DNA hits generated through the use of investigative genetic genealogy. It is my opinion that many of these supposed hits are in reality what I like to call phoney DNA hits as the science behind them is flawed and the LE using this investigative genealogy do not understand this. Hence non existent DNA hits are presented as trillion to one fact by bullish LE. In some of these cases in my opinion the death penalty is being sought by LE on the basis of these scientifically flawed DNA hits or phoney DNA hits and the Golden State Killer case is an example. In this Florida case LE and the Chief Scientist from ParaBon Labs CeCe Moore were also very bullish about their DNA hit generated by investigative genetic genealogy and it also appears they are seeking the death penalty on the suspect they identified:

Death Penalty Sought For Man Accused Of Killing Prostitutes

 

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Here is an interesting report in relation to DNA testing kits and the military:

The Pentagon is warning its military service members that they should not use popular consumer DNA test kits because they could pose operational risks and they may not provide reliable or accurate health results.

But the two main DNA consumer kit companies are pushing back on the Pentagon's claims that their information is not secure and that their DNA results may not be reliable or accurate.


"Exposing sensitive genetic information to outside parties poses personal and operational risks to service members," according to a memo from Joseph D. Kernan, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, and James N. Stewart, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.

Pentagon warns military not to use consumer DNA test kits

Here is another report about this subject:

Pentagon warns military not to use consumer DNA test kits | 95.7 The Lake

 

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It is my opinion that the website GEDMATCH has been used to cause a great deal of harm to innocent people through the use of flawed investigative genetic genealogy 'science' that has wrongly identified innocent people as the offender in serious crime cases. As I have stated it is my opinion this happened in the Golden State Killer and the actual offender was a man called Ralph Leon Jackson. I say this in an attempt to say innocent lives. In the New Year the new owners of GEDMATCH, other private companies, LE, genealogists and organazations like the Institute for DNA Justice will again attempt to access DNA profiles of innocent people and these may be used to wrongly accuse other innocent people of crimes they did not commit through the use of flawed investigative genealogy science. The Institute for DNA Justice in my opinion trying to persuade people to allow them access to their DNA off the back of the suffering of innocent people wrongly accused of crimes displayed in their mugshots at their website. Here is a report about GEDMATCH:

Strong-armed by Gedmatch. “You will not be allowed to enter the site until you have accepted the Terms of Service.”

 

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It is my opinion that LE in association with genealogists have wrongly accused many innocent people of crimes they did not commit through the use of poor and unscientific procedures and this includes in the Golden State Killer case where I believe the actual offender was a man called Ralph Leon Jackson and it is my opinion the conviction of a man in Washington State was a wrongful one. Hence many of the mugshots the Institute for DNA Justice use to promote their campaign to get people to allow them access to their genetic data are actually of innocent people many of which are suffering greatly after being wrongly accused of crimes they did not commit in my opinion. In the New Year this organisation, others and private companies will again attempt to gain greater access to innocent people DNA and my concern is that it may be used to again wrongly accuse innocent people of crimes they did not commit. Here is another report about the US Military's guidelines on DNA consumer tests:

According to researchers, those DNA samples have created a database big enough to identify nearly all 300 million Americans through cousins.

Ancestry spokeswoman Gina Spatafore defended the product in an email Thursday, saying: “Ancestry does not share customer DNA data with insurers, employers or third-party marketers.”

But US law enforcement are desperate to get their hands on the giant DNA databases — claiming it would help solve violent crimes.

One New York attorney told The Post she did a DNA test last year and said while she felt the results were worth it, she didn’t think of the consequences.

“I am concerned that someone will hack 23andMe and use my DNA,” said the woman, 61, who only gave her name as Cathy P.

“Am I sorry I did it? No, because the results confirmed I have family in Eastern Europe and Russia! I thought it was interesting!” she said. “But the damage is done, I didn’t think of the consequences.”

https://nypost.com/2019/12/26/pentagon-warns-home-dna-kits-could-expose-personal-info/

 

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Here is a Podcast from the New York Times about investigative genetic genealogy. Again I will say in my opinion there is a problem with it which is more fundamental than privacy concerns and this is that innocent people have been wrongly accused of crimes because of it because it is scientifically flawed and this includes the Golden State Killer case when in my opinion the actual offender was Ralph Leon Jackson. In my opinion Sacramento LE have likely arrested three innocent people alone through the use of this flawed science and possibly all for the crimes of Ralph Leon Jackson. Also it is my opinion the conviction of Mr Talbott in Washington State was a wrongful one as the science behind the apparent DNA hit in the case was not challenged and hence it has again in my opinion it has not been proved in a court. The supposed DNA hits are in my view non existent as they are the result of flawed scientific processes. Here is the Podcast:

‘There’s No Going Back’

 

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Here is a Podcast from the New York Times about investigative genetic genealogy. Again I will say in my opinion there is a problem with it which is more fundamental than privacy concerns and this is that innocent people have been wrongly accused of crimes because of it because it is scientifically flawed and this includes the Golden State Killer case when in my opinion the actual offender was Ralph Leon Jackson. In my opinion Sacramento LE have likely arrested three innocent people alone through the use of this flawed science and possibly all for the crimes of Ralph Leon Jackson. Also it is my opinion the conviction of Mr Talbott in Washington State was a wrongful one as the science behind the apparent DNA hit in the case was not challenged and hence it has again in my opinion not been proved in a court. The supposed DNA hits are in my view non existent as they are the result of flawed scientific processes. Here is the Podcast:

‘There’s No Going Back’

It is my opinion that the US Public should be give the full facts about the possible scientific flaws in investigative genetic genealogy so they can make decisions about its use and impact on privacy issues and the US Constitution. For what it is worth in my opinion there is no justification or argument for innocent people to be wrongly accused of crimes they did not commit in the way I believe they have.

 

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Here is another interesting report about investigative genetic genealogy. As I have said to have a proper and full discussion in my opinion it needs to be known that LE have actually been using flawed genetic genealogy 'science' to wrongly accuse innocent people of crimes they did not commit and hence the public safety argument they and their genealogists push on people is in my opinion a misleading one and invalid one as they have actually caused a great deal of harm to innocent US Citizens and their families by wrongly identifying them as suspects in serious crime cases:

“There are certain companies out there that do genetic testing that will strongly fight against any law enforcement searching in their database,” Hall said. “Ancestry and 23andMe, they resist searches by law enforcement. And there are some databases that are more publicly available ... and some of those individuals using those services may ‘quote-unquote consent’ to letting the government search their own DNA but the challenge with this is when one person submits their DNA, they’re not only submitting their own information, but that of their family members who not only may not have consented, but who in fact may strongly dissent.”

Hall said creating new rules to govern how an individual’s DNA data is used requires navigating the territory between appropriate law enforcement procedures and the constitutional rights of every individual.

“We all want to hold criminals accountable, but in the balancing act of privacy and due process, the mass search of genetic databases is too problematic to allow,” Hall said.

DNA as a crime-fighting tool: When does it cross the line of personal privacy rights?

Here is another report associated with the above one:

DNA as a crime-fighting tool: When does it cross the line of personal privacy rights?

 

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Here is an interesting report in relation to DNA testing kits and the military:

The Pentagon is warning its military service members that they should not use popular consumer DNA test kits because they could pose operational risks and they may not provide reliable or accurate health results.

But the two main DNA consumer kit companies are pushing back on the Pentagon's claims that their information is not secure and that their DNA results may not be reliable or accurate.


"Exposing sensitive genetic information to outside parties poses personal and operational risks to service members," according to a memo from Joseph D. Kernan, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, and James N. Stewart, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.

Pentagon warns military not to use consumer DNA test kits

Here is another report about this subject:

Pentagon warns military not to use consumer DNA test kits | 95.7 The Lake

Here is an interesting follow up report about the decision of the US Military advising its personnel not to take consumer DNA tests:


In fact, genetic data can reportedly be used to determine how ‘gay’ a person is, and if you are a 23andMe user who shared your data for research, you may have contributed to this study. Could DNA data be used to determine if military personnel may be gay? And if so, could that information be used against them?

And, of course, none of these companies can guarantee that their databases won’t be hacked, as has happened in the past. Recently, GEDmatch, the genealogy company used to track down the Golden State Killer, was acquired by a company created to work with crime labs. Other testing companies have chosen to share their user data with the FBI. How will all of this consumer data be used, for good or evil? The truth is, we don’t know.

Why The Pentagon Is Warning US Military Not To Use Recreational Genetic Test Kits

 

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Although the presentation style of this video may be 'new wave' there is a lot of good information about investigative genetic genealogy in it and in particular how Florida LE obtained the right to search all the databases at GEDMATCH after a warrant from a Judge:

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Although the presentation style of this video may be 'new wave' there is a lot of good information about investigative genetic genealogy in it and in particular how Florida LE obtained the right to search all the databases at GEDMATCH after a warrant from a Judge:

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This appears to be the case that Detective worked on previously with ParaBon Labs:

DNA leads to arrest in 2001 cold case murder of University of Florida student

Parabon NanoLabs - Wikipedia

Cold case is cracked after 17 years old case cracked by DNA match from a genealogy website | Daily Mail Online

Here is another report:

“It’s going to make our cases a lot harder to solve,” Detective Fields told ABC News of GEDmatch’s new policy. “It’s a shame it could leave a murderer running on the streets, but I perfectly understand why they’d want to change that.”

“Everything that we do in law enforcement, we’re always adjusting to new standards and new rules,” he said, “so it’s something that we’ll just have to adjust to.”

Fields also noted that GEDmatch isn’t the only database in the game anymore.

'It could leave a murderer running on the streets': How a DNA database's new policy is changing police access - My News

 

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This appears to be the case that Detective worked on previously with ParaBon Labs:

DNA leads to arrest in 2001 cold case murder of University of Florida student

Parabon NanoLabs - Wikipedia

Cold case is cracked after 17 years old case cracked by DNA match from a genealogy website | Daily Mail Online

Here is another report:

“It’s going to make our cases a lot harder to solve,” Detective Fields told ABC News of GEDmatch’s new policy. “It’s a shame it could leave a murderer running on the streets, but I perfectly understand why they’d want to change that.”

“Everything that we do in law enforcement, we’re always adjusting to new standards and new rules,” he said, “so it’s something that we’ll just have to adjust to.”

Fields also noted that GEDmatch isn’t the only database in the game anymore.

'It could leave a murderer running on the streets': How a DNA database's new policy is changing police access - My News

Here is a clip from the Dr Oz show about the Christine Franke murder:

Finding Murder Victim Christine Franke’s Killer

 

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Here is a clip from the Dr Oz show about the Christine Franke murder:

Finding Murder Victim Christine Franke’s Killer

As I have said if any concerned groups or lawyers are reading I believe CeCe Moore and ParaBon Labs have misidentified many innocent men as the suspects in serious crime cases including the case of Mr Talbott in Washington State which I believe was a wrongful conviction. I am very sorry for the relatives of Christine Franke who appear in the video above and care for their loss almost as much CeCe Moore does. I want to see murderers off the street but lets see how Detective Field gets on with this case first and then any others he might be investigating after the court order on a one by one basis in the light of what I have said about what I believe have been the mistakes in other cases where investigative genetic genealogy has been used.

 

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Here is a link to an interesting video about how genetic genealogists created family trees to identify a potential suspect in the Golden State Killer case and of course Dr Barbara Rae-Venter came up with the Italian family trees and CeCe Moore went on to identify many more criminal suspects using these techniques:

HOW INVESTIGATORS BUILT A GENETIC GENEALOGY LEADING TO ‘GOLDEN STATE KILLER’ ARREST

 

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Here is an article about DNA databases in Mexico. As I have said before it is my opinion DNA databases in conjunction with flawed investigative genetic genealogy 'science' have been used to misindentify innocent people as the offender in many serious crime cases including the Golden State Killer case where in my opinion the actual offender was a man called Ralph Leon Jackson. I think the US Public has a right to know this so they can make informed decisions about the use of DNA and DNA databases:

US to aid Mexico in creating two genetic databases to combat crime

 

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Here are details of a Canadian cold case where it appears LE are considering the use of investigative genetic genealogy after being inspired by the arrest in the Golden State Killer case. I say again in my opinion that Joseph DeAngelo is an innocent man who has suffered greatly because he was misidentified as the Golden State Killer through scientifically flawed investigative genetic genealogy and the actual offender was a man called Ralph Leon Jackson. This fact I believe is relevant to the identification of all other suspects through the use of investigative genetic genealogy and relevant to how long he is held in custody as we head to another year:

Gallant, who’s spent the last 15 years of his career in homicide, said in addition to the traditional approach of matching DNA evidence to known offenders, the cold case unit is now using genealogy testing to investigate several other files.

In those cases, police run DNA through various open-source genealogy websites in the hopes of finding the perpetrator “through the back door,” Gallant said.

“They take a long time to do unless something pops out right away,” he said.

“You have to have genealogists involved to trace things through those ancestry trees and find people that way. You’re going through second and third cousins.”

The genealogy technique to crack cold cases recently came to the fore after the 2018 arrest of a California man known as the Golden State Killer, who is alleged to have killed 13 people and raped dozens more, mostly in the 1970s and 1980s.

Police ran DNA evidence found at those crime scenes that partially matched the genetic profile of a relative on a genealogy site. Investigators have said that was the key to cracking that case.

Toronto police looking for tips to solve 1998 homicide of pregnant woman

 

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Here is a report about DNA genealogy which has relevance to its use by LE to identify potential offenders in very serious crime cases:

Both Ancestry and 23andMe sell consumers DNA to both known and unknown partners if customers opt-in to additional research. That’s the purpose of all those questions.

If you do agree or opt-in, and for those who tested prior to when the opt-in began, consumers don’t know who their DNA has been sold to, where it is or for what purposes it’s being utilized. Although anonymized (pseudonymized) before sale, autosomal results can easily be identified to the originating tester (if someone were inclined to do so) as demonstrated by adoptees identifying parents and law enforcement identifying both long deceased remains and criminal perpetrators of violent crimes. You can read more about re-identification here, although keep in mind that the re-identification frequency (%) would be much higher now than it was in 2018.

2019: The Year and Decade of Change

 

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Here is a video from You Tube with a viewpoint on investigative genetic genealogy:

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Here are details of a very cold case where a John Doe has been identified. Of course there have been many more recent cases where unfortunate John and Jane Does have been given their identities back. Again if any concerned groups, individuals, lawyers and politicians are out there that in my opinion in terms of the identification of criminal suspects through the use of investigative genetic genealogy there have been a number of mistakes or misidentifications including in the Golden State Killer case where the actual offender in my opinion was a man called Ralph Leon Jackson and therefore in my opinion this has caused a great deal of suffering to an innocent man and his family. I therefore ask people to consider this when it is likely that genealogists, LE and private companies try to gain greater access to innocent peoples DNA in this New Year off the back of the publicity of cases like this:


“It's blown everyone's minds,” Bingham Redgrave said of the investigation. “The really cool thing, though, is that his wanted poster from his last escape is described as wearing the same clothing that he was found in, so that leads us to put his death date at likely 1916.”


Headless Torso Found in Idaho Cave Identified as Bootlegger

Identified! - ID - Dubois, WhtMale Skeletal UP13310, Buffalo Cave, Aug 1979 - 1870-1916 Joseph Henry Loveless

 

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Here is another report about investigative genealogy and LE access to consumer DNA kits. Again I say that I believe the main problem with the use of investigative genetic genealogy is the mistakes that have been made and that the wrong people have been accused of committing crimes they did not commit:

Police could be banned from accessing home DNA test data under a bill in the Utah legislature