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Here are the 115 US cases Parabon Labs’ DNA analysis services has assisted in solving

By David Raynor and Danielle Battaglia

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Here are the 115 US cases Parabon Labs’ DNA analysis services has assisted in solving

Here are the 115 US cases Parabon Labs’ DNA analysis services has assisted in solving

Parabon’s Snapshot Advanced DNA Analysis Services has assisted with 115 cases across the U.S. that law enforcement agencies consider solved.

Use this interactive map to learn more about those cases and where they happened.

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Is your DNA safe?

A private company was thanked by cops for helping identify a suspect in the Faith Hedgepeth case. But is law enforcement’s use of public DNA databases ethical? This is the N&O’s special report.

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