A genetic match to an ancient person doesn't mean you're more related genealogically. Mark Edward Atkinson/Tetra Images via Getty Images We are population geneticists who work with ancient DNA. We ...

It’s a mystery that has remained in public discourse for 130 years, but the real identity of Jack the Ripper has finally been ...

WINONA COUNTY, Minn. — Officials in southeastern Minnesota say a potential DNA match has been found in the cold case of a baby found dead in the Mississippi River over 10 years ago. Authorities ...

(NewsNation) — DNA matching Travis Decker, the man suspected of killing his three daughters in Washington state, was the only DNA found at the scene of the girls’ deaths other than their own, ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Law enforcement in New York has, again, gained a new tool for their investigations, but, some are saying it's coming at the cost of privacy. Last week, the New York State Court of ...

Arlington police have made an arrest in a cold case thanks to a random DNA hit that came back eight years after the murder.

DNA from Bryan Kohberger, the suspect accused of murdering four Idaho college students last year, was a "statistical match" to DNA found at the crime scene, state prosecutors said in new court ...

Four teenagers arrested as carjacked vehicle recovered after two weeks Four teenagers were arrested after Baltimore Police recovered a vehicle that had been carjacked two weeks prior, a BPD ...

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DNA samples taken from the victims in the 1991 yogurt shop killings do not belong to the four murder suspects, according to a Department of Public Safety laboratory report. After testing for sexual ...