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Study Suggests Iberian Slate Plaques May Have Served as Non-Verbal Genealogical Records
A study published in the European Journal of Archaeology proposes that slate plaques from the Late Neolithic and Copper Age Iberian Peninsula (3200–2200 BC) served as non-verbal genealogical records. The plaques, found in tombs across Portugal and Spain, were engraved with intricate geometric patterns and may have indicated clan affiliations and ...
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DNA Testing Leads To Arrest In 1983 Canada Murders
Genealogical testing has led to an arrest in the 1983 murders of two women in Toronto, one of whom was the daughter of a founder of gold mining giant Barrick Gold, police said Monday.
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US Police Use Genealogy Websites To Arrest Suspect In 1990s Rapes
A California man has been arrested in connection to rapes committed in the 1990s after his DNA was linked to the crime scenes through commercial genealogy websites, which initially turned up the both the suspect and his twin, police said on Friday.
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Most Americans Can Soon Be Identified By A Relative's DNA: Study
The remarkable technique used to identify the suspected "Golden State Killer" four decades after his crimes -- genetic genealogy -- could be used to identify half of all Americans from relatives' DNA samples, a new study says.
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The Unlikely Crime-Fighter Cracking Decades-Old Murders? A Genealogist
The young couple set out on a trip in 1987, speeding toward Seattle, Washington, in a gold van, when they crossed paths with a killer. The man raped Tanya Van Cuylenborg and shot her in the head. Jay Cook was beaten and strangled.
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Study Suggests Iberian Slate Plaques May Have Served as Non-Verbal Genealogical Records
A study published in the European Journal of Archaeology proposes that slate plaques from the Late Neolithic and Copper Age Iberian Peninsula (3200–2200 BC) served as non-verbal genealogical records. The plaques, found in tombs across Portugal and Spain, were engraved with intricate geometric patterns and may have indicated clan affiliations and ...
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DNA Testing Leads To Arrest In 1983 Canada Murders
Genealogical testing has led to an arrest in the 1983 murders of two women in Toronto, one of whom was the daughter of a founder of gold mining giant Barrick Gold, police said Monday.
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US Police Use Genealogy Websites To Arrest Suspect In 1990s Rapes
A California man has been arrested in connection to rapes committed in the 1990s after his DNA was linked to the crime scenes through commercial genealogy websites, which initially turned up the both the suspect and his twin, police said on Friday.
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Most Americans Can Soon Be Identified By A Relative's DNA: Study
The remarkable technique used to identify the suspected "Golden State Killer" four decades after his crimes -- genetic genealogy -- could be used to identify half of all Americans from relatives' DNA samples, a new study says.
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The Unlikely Crime-Fighter Cracking Decades-Old Murders? A Genealogist
The young couple set out on a trip in 1987, speeding toward Seattle, Washington, in a gold van, when they crossed paths with a killer. The man raped Tanya Van Cuylenborg and shot her in the head. Jay Cook was beaten and strangled.
