genealogy

Investigative genetic genealogy is a tool in which modern investigators build family trees using crime-scene DNA that has been entered into databases.

What began as a useful tool to help with her genealogy project morphed into a hobby and then a passion.

Wilson told me about an old chestnut that’s often repeated in the genealogy community: “All people die twice. The first time is when their heart stops beating. The second time is when people forget about them.”

Rosas said that DNA strand was sent to a genealogy company in Colorado, which was then able to provide new leads.

“He is surely too ashamed to face any of us. Judas Iscariot would have a warmer reception,” said Terra Vance, an Appalachian activist who genealogy records show shares some ancestors with the politician.