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{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)The bulk of the information detectives used to help capture DeAngelo came from a no-frills 'open-source' genealogy website called GEDmatch that allows users to voluntarily share their genetic profiles for free.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)Any use of the DNA Services for law enforcement purposes, forensic examinations, criminal investigations, 'cold case' investigations, identification of unknown deceased people, location of relatives of deceased people using cadaver DNA, and/or all similar purposes, is strictly prohibited, unless a court order is obtained.
MyHeritage prohibits law enforcement use of its DNA Services.
One such service, GEDmatch, said in a statement on Friday that law enforcement officials had used its database to crack the case.
In October 2019, law enforcement uploaded the DNA SNP data file to FamilyTreeDNA and MyHeritage and created profiles under the pseudonym 'Steve Bell'.
However, GEDmatch did not uncover close enough matches to the crime scene DNA sample to generate any new investigative leads.
In October 2019, law enforcement uploaded the DNA SNP data file to FamilyTreeDNA and MyHeritage and created profiles under the pseudonym 'Steve Bell'.
One such service, GEDmatch, said in a statement on Friday that law enforcement officials had used its database to crack the case.
The bulk of the information detectives used to help capture DeAngelo came from a no-frills 'open-source' genealogy website called GEDmatch that allows users to voluntarily share their genetic profiles for free.
The dead child's identity wasn't revealed through matching in the FamilyTreeDNA database. But the rape case did generate leads, according to Mr. Greenspan. He said he learned much later the suspect was the man police alleged was the Golden State Killer, who was arrested in April 2018, and has been charged with multiple crimes. Police suspect him of murders and rapes over the course of decades.
However, GEDmatch did not uncover close enough matches to the crime scene DNA sample to generate any new investigative leads.
The dead child's identity wasn't revealed through matching in the FamilyTreeDNA database. But the rape case did generate leads, according to Mr. Greenspan. He said he learned much later the suspect was the man police alleged was the Golden State Killer, who was arrested in April 2018, and has been charged with multiple crimes. Police suspect him of murders and rapes over the course of decades.