Indiana State Police ramp up cold case investigations with new DNA genealogy team

By: Casey Smith

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: March 24, 2026

Words: 1,143

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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Some of Indiana’s oldest unsolved crimes are being cracked, thanks to new funding and a growing state police effort that blends traditional detective work with cutting-edge genetic genealogy.

Leaders of the Indiana State Police said advances in forensic technology — paired with a newly formalized forensic investigative genetic genealogy unit — have helped crack cases dating back as far as the 1970s.

The governor’s office highlighted several breakthroughs just in the last few months, including …

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