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Genealogical Sites Have Helped Solve Major Crimes. Police in Nancy Guthrie's Case Might Turn to Them
Pima County uses commercial DNA genealogy databases after no matches in national criminal database, exploring leads with biological evidence from Guthrie's Tucson home.
- Investigators working on the case of missing Nancy Guthrie are turning to the investigative method of genetic genealogy to try to identify a suspect.
- DNA from gloves found near Guthrie's home did not match any entries in the FBI's national DNA database.
- Genetic genealogy, which has traditionally been used to map family histories, has emerged as a powerful tool for identifying suspects who leave DNA at crime scenes.
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Could Genetic Genealogy Testing Crack Nancy Guthrie Case?
As the search for Nancy Guthrie continues into its third week with no arrests made nor any suspects identified, Court TV asks whether genetic genealogy testing can crack the case. A judge has declined to dismiss the charges against Gerhardt Konig. (2/20/26)
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Police in Nancy Guthrie's case might turn to genealogical sites
Authorities trying to solve the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie say they might tap DNA genealogy databases, the same step that police took to unravel other high-profile cases.
Forensic genealogy helped catch killers. Can it find Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapper?
The sun was shining on the nicely maintained Sacramento neighborhood of Citrus Heights on April 24, 2018, and the California climate was living up to its golden reputation. But just outside a small home, a specialized team of police officers waited for its target, a serial rapist and murderer who had eluded capture for decades — the Golden State Killer. Moments later, police tackled and arrested Joseph James DeAngelo, who later confessed to kil…
Genealogy sites have helped solve major crimes. Police in Nancy Guthrie’s case might turn to them
Authorities trying to solve the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie say they might tap DNA genealogy databases, the same step that police took to unravel a decades-old series of murders in California and the fatal stabbings of four college students in Idaho. The strategy could be fruitful: If unidentified DNA evidence can be connected to someone
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