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Lawmakers Seek To Use DNA Of Relatives In Criminal Investigations
• https://www.newsbud.com, TechnocracyThe controversial proposal has been sent back to a special subcommittee to "tighten up the language." If approved, the new policy would allow police to investigate family members of New Yorkers whose DNA closely matches DNA found at crime scenes.
Because familial searching has gotten little to no coverage in mainstream media, many people have no idea what it is — or that it's already being used in California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and Ohio.