The police identified a suspect in a double murder after combing through DNA
profiles on a website designed to connect family members. We look at what his
trial will tell us about the future of genetic genealogy in solving crimes.
Guests: Heather Murphy, a New York Times reporter, spoke with CeCe Moore, a
genetic genealogist, and Curtis Rogers, a creator of the genealogy website
GEDMatch. For more information on today’s episode, visit
nytimes.com/thedaily.
Background reading:
* The
case of William Earl Talbott II, who is accused of killing a Canadian couple in Washington State 32 years ago,
could result in legal precedents involving the use of genetic genealogy techniques by law enforcement.
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The police identified a suspect in a double murder after combing through DNA
profiles on a website designed to connect family members. We look at what his
trial will tell us about the future of genetic genealogy in solving crimes.
Guests: Heather Murphy, a New York Times reporter, spoke with CeCe Moore, a
genetic genealogist, and Curtis Rogers, a creator of the genealogy website
GEDMatch. For more information on today’s episode, visit
nytimes.com/thedaily.
Background reading:
* The
case of William Earl Talbott II, who is accused of killing a Canadian couple in Washington State 32 years ago,
could result in legal precedents involving the use of genetic genealogy techniques by law enforcement.
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