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New Hampshire Public Radio put out an amazing podcast about a murder that went unsolved for decades. A lot of effort by a lot of people went into unraveling the
by mauvehaus 7y ago
New Hampshire Public Radio put out an amazing podcast about a murder that went unsolved for decades. A lot of effort by a lot of people went into unraveling the stories and identifying the victims, but genetic genealogy was pretty key. In the later episodes they also talk a bit about the question of unrestricted access and the consent of people in the databases.
If you're interested in how powerful the techniques are (or are simply interested in how a very cold case was finally broken open), I'd highly encourage you to check out Bear Brook:
https://www.bearbrookpodcast.com/ https://www.bearbrookpodcast.com/
I hope I've kept this vague enough to avoid giving anything away for anybody who wants to go listen. It really is worth your time.
- itodd 7y agoI second this. One of my favorite podcasts.
- nine_k 7y agoHow powerful is the tech is good to know. What is the rate of false positives, and how do we know it, is of vital importance.
- mauvehaus 7y agoThe question of false positives isn't something they covered, but I wonder the same thing. I'd love to hear more about it.