Following the recent arrest of Grim Sleeper suspect Lonnie Franklin, the New York Times has launched a discussion on whether or not using familial DNA searches to track down convicted criminals is ethical. Franklin was arrested and charged with at least ten counts of murder after police con ... More >>
The LAPD's unique method for finding and arresting Lonnie David Franklin, Jr, is called familial DNA tracing -- using DNA from a crime scene to find a brother, uncle or son of a perpetrator if you can't find the perpetrator himself. Although Franklin's DNA wasn't in a massive California felo ... More >>
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