FBI’s New DNA Process Produces More Matches in Suspect Database - WSJ | FBI took control of, continued to operate child pornography website - WSOC Charlotte
"Scientists expect many to be matches that confirm the guilt of people already caught, but others, they hope, will provide a jump-start to long-dormant unsolved cases...
The FBI’s DNA database is like a giant computerized collection of bar codes for human beings’ genetic information. It was launched in 1998 with nine participating states, and after three years it held 800,000 DNA profiles, including known offenders and unknown suspect samples. Now fed by DNA profiles from every state, and local as well as federal investigations, today there are more than 15 million profiles in the system, making it the largest collection of such data in the world...
The FBI’s DNA database is like a giant computerized collection of bar codes for human beings’ genetic information. It was launched in 1998 with nine participating states, and after three years it held 800,000 DNA profiles, including known offenders and unknown suspect samples. Now fed by DNA profiles from every state, and local as well as federal investigations, today there are more than 15 million profiles in the system, making it the largest collection of such data in the world...
The FBI’s longstanding practice was to identify “hits’’ by focusing on 13 specific locations in DNA to look for repeating genetic-code patterns. If there were matches on 10 of the 13 locations, the samples were judged as potential matches.
But starting in May, the FBI began studying its samples by looking for pattern matches at eight or nine locations.
That effort has generated thousands more potential leads, which investigators around the country are currently pursuing. A “hit’’ in the FBI system isn’t considered evidence to be used later in court, but a tip to be verified through further investigation and testing.
Officials say the new standard in no way waters down the accuracy of the work because they now understand better which genetic locations are most rare and distinctive within human DNA...
Barry Scheck, a defense lawyer and co-founder of the Innocence Project, praised the FBI’s move. “It’s a welcome development but now the responsibility falls upon the state and local authorities to expeditiously follow up on these hits in both cold cases and closed cases,” he said. “If that happens I’m confident that not only will cold cases be solved, but innocent people who are in prison for crimes they didn’t commit will also be exonerated.”...
The FBI now has two types of machines that can identify a DNA sample in 90 minutes...
Tina Delgado, a section chief at the Biometrics Analysis Section, said the new technology will likely speed the release of people who are tested as potential suspects."
FBI’s New DNA Process Produces More Matches in Suspect Database - WSJ
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FBI took control of, continued to operate child pornography website - WSOC Charlotte:
Adolf claims the FBI improved the site's efficiency from an average of 11,000 weekly visitors to approximately 50,000 per week. During the two-week period "approximately 200 videos, 9,000 images and 13,000 links to child pornography were posted on the ...
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