The field of DNA profiling has changes the way criminals are caught and convicted. However, many criminals have been able to escape getting caught if there isn’t a match in DNA to a database. But the field of genetic genealogy has changes the way criminals can be caught by building family trees with publicly available DNA databases.
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DNA profiling (Wikipedia)
DNA profiling dissertation (PDF)
Joseph James DeAngelo - Golden State Killer (Wikipedia)
After Arrest Of Suspected Golden State Killer, Details Of His Life Emerge (NPR)
London, Ont., was world's 'serial killer capital' (CBC News)
DNA solves 1984 murder of Christine Jessop (Global News)
Septic Tank Sam (Wikipedia)
Gattaca (Wikipedia)