Scorecard: Homicide

For several years, genealogy has been used as a method in murder investigations in other countries. Both Sweden and the US have reported breakthroughs in murder investigations...

In 2004, a double murder was committed in Linköping, only to be solved 16 years later thanks to a genealogist.In 2020, news broke about...

It was the well-known DNA expert Petter Sjölund from Älandsbro in Härnösand Municipality in Västernorrland County. Sjölund assisted Swedish police with the tracing of DNA material via...

Recently, various media outlets reported that Swedish police may now have solved the double murder in Linköping in 2004. A man was recently arrested and he has...

It all started with the arrest of the Golden State Killer after US law enforcement began using genealogists' submissions in their hunt for criminals.

For over a year, Swedish police have been assisted by genealogist Bo Lundqvist to identify the identity of a man who was found murdered...

In 2004, a 56-year-old woman and an 8-year-old boy were murdered with a knife in Linköping, Sweden. Despite the...

In June, the first trial in which genetic DNA submitted by genealogists was used as part of the evidence took place. Now the verdict has been reached and...

Following the arrest of "The Golden State Killer" in April 2018, dozens of others have been apprehended after US police made use of...

In 2003, an unknown man was found murdered in Ekeby outside Helsingborg in Sweden. Now a genealogy expert is called in to find out who...