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8 J.L. & Biosciences 1 (2021)

handle is hein.journals/jlbsc8 and id is 1 raw text is: Journal of L aw and the Biosciences, 1-18 4 doi:10.1093/jlb/lsab00 Original Article Four misconceptions about investigative genetic genealogy Christi J. Guerrinit', Ray A. Wickenheiser2,$, Blaine Bettinger3,**, Amy L. McGuirel'** and Stephanie M. Fullerton4'¶ 1Baylor College of Medicine, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Houston, TX 77030, USA 2NewYork State Police Crime Laboratory System, Albany, NY 12226, USA 3Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Syracuse, NY 13202, USA 4University ofWashington School of Medicine, Department of Bioethics and Humanities, Seattle, WA 98195, USA *Corresponding author. E-mail: guerrini@bcm.edu ABSTRACT Investigative genetic genealogy (IGG) is a new technique for identifying criminal suspects that has sparked controversy. The technique involves uploading a crime scene DNA profile to one or more genetic genealogy databases with the intention of identifying a criminal offender's genetic rel- atives and, eventually, locating the offender within the family tree. IGG was used to identify the Golden State Killer in 2018 and it is now being used in connection with hundreds of cases in the USA. Yet, as more law enforcement agencies conduct IGG, the privacy implications of the technique have come under scrutiny. While these issues deserve careful attention, we are con- cerned that their discussion is, at times, based on misunderstandings related to how IGG is used in criminal investigations and how IGG departs from t ChristiJ. Guerrini, JD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor in the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine. i Ray A. Wickenheiser, DPS, MBA, is the Director of the NewYork State Crime Laboratory System and the former President of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors. ** Blaine Bettinger, JD, PhD, is an attorney and professional genealogist specializing in DNA evidence. He is the author of the long-running blog The Genetic Genealogist and several books on genetic genealogy, including The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy. tt Amy L. McGuire, JD, PhD, is the Leon Jaworski Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Director of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine. g Stephanie M. Fullerton, DPhil, is Professor of Bioethics and Humanities in the University of Washington School of Medicine. © The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Duke University School of Law, Harvard Law School, Oxford University Press, and Stanford Law School.This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial-NoDerivs licence (http://creativecommons. org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial reproduction and distribution of the work, in any medium, provided the original work is not altered or transformed in any way, and that the work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions(oup.com

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