Comments on: Familial DNA Searching and Abandoned DNA Identify the Grim Sleeper Serial Killer http://blogs.law.stanford.edu/lawandbiosciences/2010/07/08/familial-dna-searching-and-abandoned-dna-identify-the-grim-sleeper-serial-killer/ Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:19:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Hank Greely http://blogs.law.stanford.edu/lawandbiosciences/2010/07/08/familial-dna-searching-and-abandoned-dna-identify-the-grim-sleeper-serial-killer/comment-page-1/#comment-4475 Hank Greely Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:33:50 +0000 http://blogs.law.stanford.edu/lawandbiosciences/?p=1452#comment-4475 For those interested in familial searching in this case, KQED radio (a San Francisco NPR station) did an hour-segment on this topic today at 10:00 am, featuring Erin Murphy (of Boalt, but on her way to take up a position at NYU this fall) and me. It was fun and I thought pretty informative. Here's a link to the audio recording: http://www.kqed.org/epArchive/R201007091000 For those interested in familial searching in this case, KQED radio (a San Francisco NPR station) did an hour-segment on this topic today at 10:00 am, featuring Erin Murphy (of Boalt, but on her way to take up a position at NYU this fall) and me. It was fun and I thought pretty informative. Here’s a link to the audio recording:

http://www.kqed.org/epArchive/R201007091000

]]> By: Amy Burns http://blogs.law.stanford.edu/lawandbiosciences/2010/07/08/familial-dna-searching-and-abandoned-dna-identify-the-grim-sleeper-serial-killer/comment-page-1/#comment-4471 Amy Burns Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:21:26 +0000 http://blogs.law.stanford.edu/lawandbiosciences/?p=1452#comment-4471 Thanks for the post, Kelly! I've been just waiting for this to happen. Denver may have led the charge on this practice, but I guess California just couldn't stand to be behind on something. As much as I'm opposed to this practice (which is generally very much so), if there were ever a way to justify familial searching, this case is probably it. It looks from the charges like the DA's office is planning to seek the death penalty. Any word? I'm also curious what you think about the abandoned DNA. You put it in quotes. . . is there a fight there? Thanks for the post, Kelly! I’ve been just waiting for this to happen. Denver may have led the charge on this practice, but I guess California just couldn’t stand to be behind on something.
As much as I’m opposed to this practice (which is generally very much so), if there were ever a way to justify familial searching, this case is probably it.

It looks from the charges like the DA’s office is planning to seek the death penalty. Any word?
I’m also curious what you think about the abandoned DNA. You put it in quotes. . . is there a fight there?

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