FBI's DNA database becoming 21st-century equivalent of fingerprinting

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI) | Date: March 21, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

FBI's DNA database becoming 21st-century equivalent of fingerprinting

System has helped authorities identify suspects in 11,000 cases

By JOHN SOLOMON Associated Press

Sunday, March 21, 2004

Washington -- The FBI's DNA database, filled with genetic samples from prison inmates nationwide, has helped local authorities identify suspects in more than 11,000 cases, in what is becoming the 21st- century equivalent of fingerprinting.

The database, known as the Combined DNA Indexing System, or CODIS, has helped solve two "cold" murder cases in Kansas, identify the two- decade-old remains of a missing ...

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