Ok.... I don't know much about DNA testing or exactly how it works. But I am really fascinated in the idea of using familial DNA to catch criminals... I think it is pretty amazing technology.
So this is what I was thinking... and tell me if this is possible (forget about the legality for now).
I had this idea when reading about the serial rapist/ killer the original night stalker.. He still at large.... maybe dead... maybe jailed... but still has not been found.
Now I'm sure they have checked his DNA for familial matches and probably came up empty against the thousands of DNA profiles on file. But aren't we all related (somewhere down the line) and wouldn't some profiles match closer then others? If you found say the best few matches...... could you then go to those people find a large family tree of each of them and start sampling in an effort to find an even closer match?
Again... maybe I have it completely wrong. Anyone else know?
So this is what I was thinking... and tell me if this is possible (forget about the legality for now).
I had this idea when reading about the serial rapist/ killer the original night stalker.. He still at large.... maybe dead... maybe jailed... but still has not been found.
Now I'm sure they have checked his DNA for familial matches and probably came up empty against the thousands of DNA profiles on file. But aren't we all related (somewhere down the line) and wouldn't some profiles match closer then others? If you found say the best few matches...... could you then go to those people find a large family tree of each of them and start sampling in an effort to find an even closer match?
Again... maybe I have it completely wrong. Anyone else know?
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