Press Release from the Black Heritage Library and Multicultural Center: FINDLAY, OHIO — The Black Heritage Library and Multicultural Center is proud to announce the public launch of its Digital Archive, a growing online collection of over 100 historical and cultural artifacts now freely accessible at www.blackheritagecenter.org/digital-archive. This new digital resource currently showcases over 120 unique artifacts—each accompanied …
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Genealogy Sites Helped Catch Golden State Killer—But Sparked Privacy Concerns
In 2018, investigators used DNA obtained from genealogy websites to identify Joseph James DeAngelo Jr.—better known as the Golden State Killer—who later pleaded guilty to 26 counts of murder and kidnapping. He is currently serving multiple life sentences. The case marked a groundbreaking moment in forensic science. Detectives were able to identify DeAngelo Jr. by …
To Crack Cases, More Funding Needed for Genetic Geneaology
The following article was written by (former) Sheriff C. Philip Byers: Every year, thousands of murders in the United States remain unsolved. Today, there are over 300,000 cold cases on the books. But a revolutionary technology — forensic genetic genealogy — could change this grim reality. Many people first heard of this technique in 2018, when …