MANDEL: Newly unsealed DNA warrant details hunt for cold case killer
Forensic genealogy led investigators to five brothers as persons of interest in the 1983 Toronto murders of Susan Tice and Erin Gilmour.
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Forensic genealogy led investigators to five brothers as persons of interest in the 1983 Toronto murders of Susan Tice and Erin Gilmour.
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“Your DNA is probably the most sensitive personal information that one can imagine,” said information and privacy commissioner Michael McEvoy. Yet B.C.’s privacy laws don’t cover technological advances such as genetic genealogy, leaving few guidelines for police on how to use such technology, said McEvoy, who wants to see more significant protections. Genetic genealogy can find suspects not because they surrendered their DNA, but because their relatives provided DNA on open-source consumer genealogy websites. “When you’re consenting [to the terms and conditions], you’re not o...