This next-gen forensic science, called investigating genetic genealogy, or IGG, helps track down criminal suspects through their own DNA.

The FBI's Investigative Genetic Genealogy Team helped Nassau police identify Tanya Denise Jackson and her daughter Tatiana ...

After more than two decades, an Ohio man who died after he was found unconscious on a sidewalk in Phoenix has been identified ...

A woman and her toddler killed on Long Island in 1997, whose homicide has been linked to the Gilgo Beach serial killings, ...

In criminal investigations, this technique is called forensic genetic genealogy, FGG, or investigative genetic genealogy, IGG ...

She visited Fann hospital in Dakar, where neurologist Dr. Pedro Rodriguez measured her lung capacity. He suspects Mariama had ...

In a remarkable display of scientific advancement, the identity of a man who remained unidentified for over two decades has finally been revealed. The story of John Doe, found unconscious in Phoenix ...

With the help of researchers at Ramapo College’s Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center in Mahwah, New Jersey, local investigators confirmed that John Thielleson was their mystery man.

Last month, his identity was positively confirmed. “This case showcases the power of investigative genetic genealogy to close longstanding missing persons cases,” said Cairenn Binder ...

With the help of investigative genetic genealogy, the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner in Arizona was able to confirm that a John Doe, who had been unidentified for more than 20 ...