Q&A January 2018

Thanks so much for answering all of my questions guys, it was so fun hearing Casey McCasefile pronounce my name! Cheers from Canada :)

Oh wow thanks! That doesn’t amazing job of explaining it. I know in the case where they found the three women that were in the barrels they were able to use one of the persons DNA to identify them through a database like ancestry. But I think the main difference there is this was the victim they were trying to identify, and they had went through all of their means. It in turn, helped them also identify the perpetrator, but only because they knew the identity of the victims. But I could see how it would definitely be a slippery slope identifying family members of someone who has committed a crime, as that may not be something they want to know-and could change their lives in a lot of ways. Technically they were just submitting do you need to find out about their history, and also heritage. So I guess it does go beyond the consent. Super comprehensive answer though. Many times when I respond to emails from students asking simple questions, I can sometimes hit 2000 words. They find this funny. At least I’m not the only one.

Late to the party, but I loved the AMA! Great to hear that you guys have similar tastes in movies and shows (love The Crown, too!). Mike: We were in Masuria on our honeymoon and it was really lovely! The Polish were friendly and really nice. Krakow also is lovely, I want to go back to Poland as well. Cheers from Germany, Anne

On the east area rapist, they have DNA correct? They just do not have a match in the system. Is there any reason they could not run that DNA for relatives? Are used ancestery DNA recently to find out my heritage, and also find relatives. I had over 100 cousins show up. Even if this person didn’t have that many, that sort of familial match could seriously narrow down the subject pool correct?

Great listening... No listening to Case file for 5 years olds... HA

I really enjoy the AMA thanks. You guys are awesome.