Familial DNA searches help authorities "identify potential relatives of the alleged perpetrator" in DNA databases.

The trial for a 22-year-old cold case began today as Joseph Martinez faces charges in the 1999 killing of 13-year-old Minerliz Soriano. Martinez, arrested in 2021 after familial DNA linked him to the ...

The Scottsdale Police Department has arrested a man in the murder of Allison Feldman. A Scottsdale police spokesperson said the suspect is 42-year-old Ian L. Mitcham, who was arrested Tuesday. Feldman ...

The trial for a 22-year-old cold case began today as Joseph Martinez faces charges in the 1999 killing of 13-year-old Minerliz Soriano. Martinez, arrested in 2021 after familial DNA linked him to the ...

NEW YORK — New York cold case detectives have charged a man known for impromptu astronomy lessons on the streets with the 1999 sexual assault and murder of a 13-year-old Bronx girl. Joseph Martinez, ...