Use of Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Genetic Genealogy in Investigations
This training was presented as a part of the National Center on Forensics conference at George Mason University on August 10th, 2023. In this presentation, Forensic Anthropologist Dr. Anthony Falsetti gives an overview of the work done at the DC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and how they use DNA and FGG to solve cases of unidentified victims. Dr. Mark Wilson discusses how DNA is used to generate data for use in FGG. Expert genetic genealogist CeCe Moore gives a case study using forensic genetic genealogy. This panel describes how forensic science and FGG work together for criminal investigations.
This event was hosted by the National Center on Forensics under an award from the National Institute of Justice.
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