Police identified the Idaho killings suspect with DNA databases, multiple outlets report, and the practice is controversial

Jan 3 2023 by Business Insider

 
A Moscow police officer stands guard in his vehicle, on, Nov. 29, 2022, at the home where four University of Idaho students were found dead on November 13.

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Police were reportedly able to link the Idaho killings suspect to the crime scene with DNA. They ran DNA through genealogy databases and got a hit, anonymous law enforcement sources told ABC News. CNN reported that police then tracked the suspect back to Pennsylvania, where he was arrested.

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