How Genealogy DNA Sites Are Used to Solve Crimes

Tribune Broadcasting 2018-05-01

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The way detectives were able to track down the suspected Golden State Killer has many people wondering what happens to their genetic information when they use services like 23andMe or Ancestry.com.
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