DNA reveals Geneseo John Doe found in 1966 was teen Ronald Cole

Investigators used genetic genealogy to identify the 1966 Geneseo John Doe as 19-year-old Ronald Joe Cole, missing from ...
ABC News

How a DNA database's new policy is changing police access and could hinder solving cold cases

GEDmatch's new "opt-in" policy went into effect on Sunday. A change to GEDmatch, a third-party genealogy site that's helped crack cold cases through user's DNA, may hinder law enforcement's ability to ...
Los Angeles Times

The risks of sharing your DNA with online companies aren’t a future concern. They’re here now

Turmoil at 23andMe, a company offering popular at-home DNA testing, has upset the industry. Following the resignation of every independent member of the company’s board of directors, its chief ...
WTVF

Hackers attack genetic genealogy website GEDmatch, exposing DNA profiles to law enforcement

The company that owns GEDmatch, the DNA analysis site that police in California used to catch the so-called Golden State Killer, said hackers attacked their database and exposed users' DNA profile ...