Re: [DIYbio] How Many People have sent samples to GED Match or something similar

Is it legal to collect DNA evidence from a suspect without either a warrant or consent, in the US?

On 29 April 2018 10:52:17 GMT+01:00, Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd@gmail.com> wrote:
Sounds like they used data that was explicitly publicly available on GEDmatch, used that to track down someone with a partial match to their DNA sample, identified male relatives of teh right age range who lived around Sacramento, and then got DNA off some chewing gum or a cigarette butt to confirm their culprit.

There's a good chance this was entirely legal, especially if they got the cooperation of the relative on GEDmatch. I'm sure we'll be hearing a LOT more about this in the coming weeks though...

Patrik


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