GRPD hopes to crack unsolved murders with genealogy

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Grand Rapids Police are reviewing their unsolved homicides to determine which would be the best candidate for genealogy testing.

“We’ve never done this before,” Sgt. John Wittkowski said, referring to the process of submitting crime-scene DNA to publicly available genealogy databases in hopes of developing a match.

“We have a number of cold cases that have accumulated over the years. We’re looking for one that would have the greatest likelihood of success in court.”

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