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New techniques for mapping family DNA help crime-solvers see the forest for the trees.
Seeking to stop a rapist, veteran DNA detective CeCe Moore found herself fighting a battle among the trees—family trees, that is.
“We want to be at least able to stand in front of a victim's family and say we have done everything,” said Sgt. John Peirce of the Davis County Sherriff's office. “You want to treat every family the way you would feel if it were your family.” CeCe Moore developed new techniques for tracking and identifying familial DNA.
“We needed to determine which branch was going to lead us to the person who may have been involved in the case.”—Detective Ben Pender Mitch Morrissey founded United Data Connect and says crime-solving techniques will only improve as more DNA data is collected.
Seeking to stop a…
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