Kentucky law enforcement agencies are increasingly using forensic genealogy to identify crime victims and suspects.

Kentucky officials have several identified homicide victims and suspects by matching their DNA to potential relatives.

DNA analysis concluded that Aaron Kosminski, a Polish immigrant, was the notorious serial killer known as Jack the Ripper.

Sgt. Meyers has been looking for potential leads to figure out where the unknown man is from. The death certificate says he ...

One family says their at-home DNA tests have provided the answers and the happiness they’ve been searching for decades to find.

When you start the game, you'll find an incomplete family tree of male relatives. We offer simulated DNA sequences from the Y chromosomes of 10 fictitious individuals. These men have a common ...

The family trees are constructed from patterns of mutations across the genome that are shared between cells -- for example, cells with many shared mutations have a recent common ancestor cell and ...

Forensic genealogy uses DNA evidence to build family trees and identify victims or suspects through their relatives. The technique has been gaining popularity since it was used to identify the ...

Specialized labs analyze DNA evidence from crime scenes to build family tree profiles, then hand potential leads to law enforcement officials to investigate. In Kentucky, officials have partnered ...