Crime Solving with Genetic Genealogy
CeCe Moore
Monday, 04 Mar 2019 at 8:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
The 2018 arrest of the Golden State serial killer in California made international headlines in part because police teamed up with genealogists to use familial DNA to track him down. This new method of sleuthing raises questions about how it’s done, ethics and privacy, and the reliability of genetic and DNA tests. CeCe Moore is an investigative genetic genealogist and media consultant. She has worked as the genetic genealogist for the PBS Television documentary series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. since 2013. She is the founder of The DNA Detectives and recently joined forces with Parabon Nanolabs to lead their new Genetic Genealogy Services for law enforcement unit. National Affairs Series: Building a Better DemocracyCosponsored By:
- Bioethics Program
- Criminal Justice Studies Program
- National Affairs
- University Library
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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