Subject: Police Used A Genealogy Website To Crack An Iowa Cold Case. The Tool Is Raising Concerns Elsewhere. Sat Mar 07, 2020 8:58 pm
The cold case murder of Cedar Rapids teenager Michelle Martinko went unsolved for decades, until last month, when prosecutors won a guilty conviction by relying on 40-year-old crime scene and a family genealogy website. It’s one of the first cases of its kind to go to trial but it’s raising questions about ethics and legality.