Boston Police and the FBI used genetic genealogy to arrest Matthew Nilo, a New Jersey attorney, in several alleged rapes in Boston from 2007 and 2008.
"This is really a fantastic illustration of the power of investigative genetic genealogy. This is somebody who had been able to stay under the radar, who appeared to be an upstanding member of society and who likely would never have gotten caught using the traditional approach to investigation because he isn't the type of person that would typically be suspected of a crime like this," Moore explained.
Then they would have run that DNA through CODIS, a genetic database of DNA from convicted offenders, but they did not come up with a match at the time of the crimes.FBI Boston Special Agent In Charge Joe Bonavolonta said during a press conference Tuesday that because the"crimes were committed in 2007 and 2008, many investigative and scientific techniques have either improved or been created through new advances in technology.
"Sometimes the genetic genealogy will take you just to one person, and sometimes it'll take you to a set of siblings or a set of cousins. And that's when law enforcement then is going to look at who fits the parameters to be the suspect." WOMAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING BOSTON POLICE OFFICER BOYFRIEND BACK IN COURT, AS DEFENSE SUBPOENAS NEW WITNESSES
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