Investigators used DNA from crime scenes and plugged that genetic profile into a private online genealogy database. They found distant relatives of Mr. DeAngelo’s and traced their DNA to him.
Lawyers’ request to conduct additional DNA testing before Ledell Lee was executed had been denied. Source: After Ledell Lee’s Execution, Another Man’s DNA Is Found on the Murder Weapon - The New York Times For 22 years, Ledell Lee maintained that he had been wrongly convicted of murder. “My dying…
HOUSTON -- The U.S. government on Monday launched a pilot program to collect DNA from people in immigration custody and submit it to the FBI, with plans to expand nationwide.The information would go into a massive criminal database run by the FBI, where it would be held indefinitely. A memo…
Washington • Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have turned state driver license databases into a facial-recognition gold mine, scanning through hundreds of millions of Americans’ photos without their knowledge or consent, newly released documents show. Source: FBI, ICE use driver license photos without…
