>>ACLU will have a field day with this method of finding rapist and killers<<
Only if they are colored.
But you bring up a VERY interesting point. If people know their DNA can be gotten without subpoena and then match to crimes it could kill the DNA analysis industry.
And what do they do if you did it but only 1/1024th?
I kind of doubt that this bag of dirt was - when not raping and murdering girls - sitting up late at night at his computer, compiling his genealogy, or spending hundreds of dollars for DNA tests.
The connection was probably effected through a relative of his who had submitted his DNA for testing.
Regards,
The suspect left his DNA at the crime scene. Collection of DNA samples is a routine task at crime scenes. The police went to a public web site, GEDMatch and compared the suspect DNA with their database and identified possible close relatives. Those relatives had provided their own DNA to GEDMatch using the DNA sample that they had obtained from Ancestry or one of the other commercial DNA analysis companies. This is a common activity among people who are using DNA to find relatives. GEDMatch is a free site. Unless you or your twin brother is a murderer, this is unlikely to have an effect on GEDMatch, who have probably enjoyed free publicity from stories like this.
I would think most likely they found him by matching his dna, left behind at the crime scene, with the dna of a cousin or two and that he wasn’t dumb enough to take a test himself.
I agree that the DNA industry is going to be sued at some point by someone convicted by murder/rape charges. It is only a matter of time.
I personally think that this will be hilarious as it all plays out. Someone at a family gathering has an OS moment when they learn that a family member or family members have submitted DNA samples to one of the many companies that offer these services. Or even better yet one family member gives everyone DNA kits for Christmas. You think that they just might not want to submit to this? You just know that they are going to lose it when they find out that they have been caught because a family member wanted to do some family research.
Oh oh, this could be a great pre-wedding Christmas present. Future spouses could find out all kinds of interesting details about their intended, without even intending to uncover crimes. If future spouses refuse to submit to family DNA tests, that might be a major warning sign.
Police are increasingly taking DNA as part of the booking process, like they currently take fingerprints and mug shots.
Felony booking process in Indiana now includes taking of DNA sample