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Does anyone have any more information on this? How do the police get access to DNA from genealogical databases? Do they need a warrant for a specific persons DN

Does anyone have any more information on this? How do the police get access to DNA from genealogical databases? Do they need a warrant for a specific persons DNA? Do the police check for matches or does the company?

Maxious 8y ago
They used "crime scene" samples and what they are calling “abandoned” DNA from the suspect ("You leave your DNA in a place that is a public domain” they don't need a warrant?) https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/26/us/golden-state-killer.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/26/us/golden-state-killer.ht...
- rgejman 8y ago
  I meant the access to commercial DNA databases. Looks like it’s been explained above.
- Spellman 8y ago
  Nope. rummaging through the trash doesn't require a warrant.
- conanbatt 8y ago
  This is more than that: it wasnt his dna, it was one of his relatives dna on the site that got him found. Im guessing that any relative has a right to divulge his dna and rat out a blood relative in a situation like this, but I doubt people actually consent to that use when they are looking at a genealogy site.
  - paxys 8y ago
    Well one of the big uses of ancestry services is to find unknown relatives, so...yay?
ArcticUnicorn 8y ago
http://abc7news.com/dna-that-cracked-golden-state-killer-case-came-from-genealogy-websites/3396310/ http://abc7news.com/dna-that-cracked-golden-state-killer-cas... This article states that the main DNA sites and Ancestry.com didn't release the information, so I'm curious about where it came from as well. Though it does say they'll comply with 'valid legal requests' it also says they weren't contacted.
- JoblessWonder 8y ago
  There are public databases that allow you to specify your DNA haploids and will show you matches. I linked to one in another comment. They likely used that specific site, although there are other sites that provide the same functionality.
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Maxious 8y ago

They used "crime scene" samples and what they are calling “abandoned” DNA from the suspect ("You leave your DNA in a place that is a public domain” they don't need a warrant?) https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/26/us/golden-state-killer.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/26/us/golden-state-killer.ht...

rgejman 8y ago
I meant the access to commercial DNA databases. Looks like it’s been explained above.
Spellman 8y ago
Nope. rummaging through the trash doesn't require a warrant.
conanbatt 8y ago
This is more than that: it wasnt his dna, it was one of his relatives dna on the site that got him found. Im guessing that any relative has a right to divulge his dna and rat out a blood relative in a situation like this, but I doubt people actually consent to that use when they are looking at a genealogy site.
- paxys 8y ago
  Well one of the big uses of ancestry services is to find unknown relatives, so...yay?

ArcticUnicorn 8y ago

http://abc7news.com/dna-that-cracked-golden-state-killer-case-came-from-genealogy-websites/3396310/ http://abc7news.com/dna-that-cracked-golden-state-killer-cas... This article states that the main DNA sites and Ancestry.com didn't release the information, so I'm curious about where it came from as well. Though it does say they'll comply with 'valid legal requests' it also says they weren't contacted.

JoblessWonder 8y ago
There are public databases that allow you to specify your DNA haploids and will show you matches. I linked to one in another comment. They likely used that specific site, although there are other sites that provide the same functionality.

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