Familial DNA searches come with risks, rewards in solving MMIWG cold cases

Some advocates say a tool touted by Manitoba RCMP for helping identify a suspect in the cold case of an Indigenous woman's murder should be expanded to help solve similar cases, but others fear it could do more harm than good.

Familial DNA searches come with risks, rewards in solving MMIWG cold cases
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Some advocates say a tool touted by Manitoba RCMP for helping identify a suspect in the cold case of an Indigenous woman's murder should be expanded to help solve similar cases, but others fear it could do more harm than good.