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The Privacy Commissioner has asked police to pause future use of a controversial DNA tool being trialled to solve two cold-case murders until there is...

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FIGG combines DNA testing with genealogical research to analyse genetic relationships between individuals who share very small amounts of inherited DNA with the crime scene DNA sample, using genealogy databases and publicly available records. In 2020, ...

Police will use a controversial DNA tool in a bid to solve two of the country’s most high-profile cold case murders, the Herald can reveal. 
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The sex worker's body was dumped in the Avon River nearly 15 years ago.

Police brass have approved the use of controversial genealogy test as investigation tool.

Police brass have made a landmark decision to allow detectives to use a controversial DNA tool in a last-ditch attempt to solve the rape and murder of a yo

Mother of Alicia O’Reilly frustrated by 18-month wait for police to make decision.

If storing DNA for criminal investigations helps identity the perpetrators and eliminate the innocent, why don't we include samples from everyone?