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Originally Posted by ernie
The issue doesn't seem to be whether they can submit the suspect DNA (they submitted the crime scene DNA) but whether it's proper to compare against the DNA in that database when the people who have populated that database with there DNA likely didn't do so with the expectation it could be used in a criminal investigation. It's more about the rights of those using the genealogy company rather than the suspect.
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I thought I read that the partial DNA match came from someone convicted of Methamphetamine charges. In my mind if you are convicted of a crime your DNA should absolutely be on file and used for future crimes. You give this up when you commit a crime.