links to another story which links to a another [1] that gets this close to stating just how firm the "tie" was: > Though genetic genealogy, DNA samples from c

links to another story which links to a another [1] that gets this close to stating just how firm the "tie" was: > Though genetic genealogy, DNA samples from crime scenes are specially sequenced and then uploaded to public DNA databases for comparison with the hope of finding a possible relative of the suspect. From there, investigators work through family trees to eventually come up with the suspect's identity. Sounds even more subject to "find the data we want" than the "ShotSpotter" folks. [1] https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/colorado-cold-case-arrest-1982-breckenridge-murders/73-79494d00-0fc4-42fe-9272-364d459d6a8c https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/colorado-cold-case-...