Using genetic genealogy databases in missing persons cases and to develop suspect leads in violent crimes

Last year I was invited by Rob Davis, an editor at Forensic Science International, to write an article about the privacy issues relating to the use of genetic genealogy in cold cases. My article "Using genetic genealogy databases in missing persons cases and to develop suspect leads in violent crimes" has gone through the peer review process and has now been published online. You can access the full article through my special author's link which will be valid until 19th July 2019:

https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1Z8MC1MCG0LzX~

I hope the article will educate people about all the issues involved and encourage policy makers to work on some suitable best practice guidelines to ensure that the technology can be used both effectively and responsibly.

You can see the full list of articles in the special Cold Case issue here.