FGG Webinar Follow-Up: Rachel Oefelein Answers Your Questions
In Part 2 of our investigative forensic genetic genealogy series, held on May 4th, Rachel Oefelein, Director of Research and Innovation, Quality Assurance Manager, and a Senior DNA Analyst, DNA Labs International, presented a step-by-step guide from DNA extraction through prosecution of Forensic Genetic Genealogy (FGG) cases. Ms. Oefelin also addressed how to generate a […]
The Missing Piece Episode 11: Marlene Standridge (Gwinnett Jane Doe)
Marlene Standridge disappeared in the early 1970’s, leaving her family no idea where she had gone or what had happened to her. In 1982, human remains were discovered in the woods in unincorporated Stone Mountain, Georgia. Authorities believed the remains had been in the woods for 6-10 years, but were unable to identify […]
Unearthing History: How Forensic Analysis of a Racial Massacre is Bringing Closure to a Community 100 Years Later
Today’s blog is written by guest blogger Jordan Nutting, Promega. Reposted from The ISHI Report with permission. On October 19, 2020, in a corner of what was once the African American section of the Potter’s Field in Tulsa’s Oaklawn Cemetery, a backhoe begins scraping away layer after layer of red Oklahoma earth. Workers in […]
The Missing Piece Episode 10: Gordon Edwin Sanderson (Septic Tank Sam)
An unknown homicide victim had been tortured, mutilated, and shot twice before being dumped into an abandoned 6-foot-deep septic tank earning him the moniker “Septic Tank Sam”. Due to the condition of his remains, he went unidentified for over 40 years, but is now known to be Gordon Edwin Sanderson of Edmonton, Canada. […]
Webinar: Decoding the Laboratory Options for Genetic Genealogy
For over four decades, the Golden State Killer eluded capture–until 2018, when a revolutionary tool known as forensic genetic genealogy (FGG) unmasked him as 72-year-old Joseph James DeAngelo. Using genome-wide testing to generate a comprehensive DNA profile, FGG helps narrow down a pool of suspects by linking them to relatives who have submitted their own […]
Webinar: Closing the Genealogy Gap: From Extraction to Prosecution
For over four decades, the Golden State Killer eluded capture–until 2018, when a revolutionary tool known as forensic genetic genealogy (FGG) unmasked him as 72-year-old Joseph James DeAngelo. Using genome-wide testing to generate a comprehensive DNA profile, FGG helps narrow down a pool of suspects by linking them to relatives who have submitted their own […]
The Development of a University Educational Program in Forensic/Investigative Genetic Genealogy to Meet Industry Needs
Today’s blog is written by guest blogger Claire L. Glynn, Ph.D., Associate Professor & Founding Director of the Graduate Certificate in Forensic Genetic Genealogy, University of New Haven, Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences, Department of Forensic Science, West Haven, Connecticut. Reposted from The ISHI Report with permission. The Need In the early […]
Forensic Genetic Genealogy Webinar Series
For over four decades, the Golden State Killer eluded capture–until 2018, when a revolutionary tool known as forensic genetic genealogy (FGG) unmasked him as 72-year-old Joseph James DeAngelo. Using genome-wide testing to generate a comprehensive DNA profile, FGG helps narrow down a pool of suspects by linking them to relatives who have submitted their own […]
The Missing Piece Episode 9: Clara Birdlong (Escatawpa Jane Doe)
Though investigators suspected she was a victim of prolific serial killer, Samuel Little, they didn’t know her name for over 40 years. In December 1977, hunters discovered skeletonized human remains near a highway undergoing construction in Mississippi. Investigators determined that the remains belonged to an African American woman, small in stature. […]
