In 2008, genetic research suggested that Ötzi’s maternal lineage was extinct. His mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) carried a rare signature never observed in any living person, leading researchers to ...

Investigators in the Nancy Guthrie case have turned to genetic genealogy as they try to make the most of potential DNA ...

According to sources close to the investigation, there are concerns that DNA recovered from Nancy Guthrie's home may not ...

A Q-tip, a tissue and a pizza crust ...

Only a few years ago, Tuesday’s announcement that a glove believed to be connected to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, Arizona, had no match to a DNA database would have been a dead end.

Authorities said they're looking into genetic genealogy in the massive investigation into Nancy Guthrie's mysterious ...

If unknown DNA evidence can be connected to someone in a genealogical database, it could lead investigators to a suspect in ...

A study of burials at Heraclea Sintica reveals residents of mixed European and African ancestry, highlighting migration and social life.

A DNA expert believes the kidnapper "will be identified” through investigative genetic genealogy after an unknown person's ...

Genetic genealogist CeCe Moore tells PEOPLE, 'If I was the kidnapper, I would be extremely worried right now' ...

Within a few centuries, the genetic landscape of the Rhine-Meuse region, including the wetlands, was completely reshaped. Our ...

DNA science has helped solve criminal cases for decades. But increasingly, investigative genetic genealogy — which was first used for cold cases — is helping to solve active cases as well.