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Irish_Dem

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1. In the US, we could quickly identify the parents of these babies using DNA.

Wed Jun 5, 2024, 05:00 AM

Jun 2024

Take DNA swabs from one from the babies and use genetic genealogy to identify both parents.

If a person's family has been in the US for at least two generations, we can identify parents and other
close relatives fairly easily. Ancestry.com has a huge American DNA data base.

I think however that the UK doesn't have this kind of data base, the Brits don't do DNA testing
as much. But at least the police could try it and see if they can perhaps get
some family surnames and birth locations of the parents.

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In the US, we could quickly identify the parents of these babies using DNA. Irish_Dem Jun 2024 #1

The standard (in 2020) was that genealogy databases couldn't be used like that; the criminal database worked about 20% muriel_volestrangler Jun 2024 #2

The hit rate is much higher than 20% in non criminal DNA searches. Irish_Dem Jun 2024 #3

But the point is that the only available database only has criminals on it muriel_volestrangler Jun 2024 #4

Gedmatch is an available LE data base and it does not have only criminals in it. Irish_Dem Jun 2024 #5

UK judges don't make the law. Parliament does. muriel_volestrangler Jun 2024 #6