After 44 years, a jury found James Oliver Unick guilty in the 1982 cold case murder of 13-year-old Sarah Geer, thanks to DNA technology.

Investigators searching for clues in the Arizona kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie are turning to genetic genealogy, a forensic technology that has already helped to crack several notorious cold cases in Massachusetts and throughout New England.

Retired FBI agent reveals three possible outcomes as Nancy Guthrie investigators await crucial DNA results from glove found near scene in ongoing case.

Despite decades of chasing leads, investigators had been unable to identify the victim of a 1992 homicide on the North Side. Until now. Scientists used forensic-grade genome sequencing to build a comprehensive DNA profile and genealogy report to identify the victim.

A forensic DNA analyst prepares a sample for analysis. Credit: Fred W. Baker/Department of Defense The National Institute of Standards

A DNA identification has been made in a homicide case that began nearly 40 years ago with the disappearance of a Birmingham man.

Othram, a forensic DNA lab in The Woodlands, confirms they are in talks with all law enforcement working the Guthrie case. FOX 26's Sally MacDonald spoke to Othram co-founder Kristen Mittelman about how their lab uses tiny DNA samples to crack cases.

KSHB 41 News anchor Caitlin Knute is interested in hearing from you. Send her an e-mail. After 9,257 days, a cigarette butt and forensic genetic genealogy helped in the arrest of a 58-year-old man for sex crimes committed in the early 2000s. I was there ...