You are correct that autosomal DNA would have been better option (if available), and would have provided more reliable results, yet to my understanding, mtDNA i

You are correct that autosomal DNA would have been better option (if available), and would have provided more reliable results, yet to my understanding, mtDNA is being used in criminology. This is a relevant case as well: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11210907 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11210907