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Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG): a guide for prosecutors

August 19, 2025August 10, 2025 by admin-HFB

By Leighton D’AntoniAssistant Criminal District Attorney in Dallas County Forensic investigative genetic genealogy (abbreviated FIGG, IGG, or FGG) is a groundbreaking tool in the field of criminal investigations.[1] It is revolutionizing the way DNA evidence is utilized while giving law enforcement the confidence to solve previously unsolvable violent crimes. Reflecting this confidence and enthusiasm, one investigator … Read more

Greenville police announce arrest of woman in homicide of infant known as Julie Valentine

August 19, 2025April 4, 2019 by admin-HFB

Greenville police have announced a break in the decades-old murder of an infant known as Julie Valentine. Chief Ken Miller said Brook Graham, 53, was charged with homicide by neglect after 5 p.m. Wednesday. Graham is being held without bond. Miller called the crime an “unfortunate and terrible murder of a defenseless infant,” and credited … Read more

DNA Tourism a New Trend? Not Exactly

August 14, 2025December 10, 2018 by admin-HFB

Recently NBC had an article on their website called, “Why DNA tourism may be the big travel trend of 2019.” They begin the article with, “These are your cousins. You will probably spend the night with them,” but this can be misleading when discussing DNA tourism. The article discusses how the increased DNA testing at … Read more

The Unexpected in DNA Results

August 23, 2025January 7, 2018 by admin-HFB

Many of us take a DNA test to find our heritage, our family, and sometimes our potential health risks, but what happens when we discover the unexpected in the DNA results? I have been helping a client with locating her birth father through DNA testing. [1] Her mother had always said Joe was the birth father, and … Read more