Speakers/Topics
Anne Marie Schubert
Sacramento County District Attorney
Beyond the Golden State Killer: Harnessing Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy to Solve Violent Crime, Identify Missing Persons and Exonerate the Innocent
James Adcock, PhD
Forensic Consultant Homicide and Cold Cases
Solving Cold Cases With a Structured Protocol: Technology and Techniques for Investigators of all Levels
Dr. Bruce Budowle
UNT Center for Human Identification, (Ret.)
DNA Refresher/Understanding the Science and its Applications: What Exactly am I Looking at on All of These Graphs? How Does CODIS Really Work? What Other Database Searching Strategies Should I be Using? Courtroom Considerations-Looking at the Bigger Picture
Stephen Busch
Stephen Kramer
Indago Solutions
Law Enforcement’s Usage of Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy (FIGG) and Case Studies/FIGG Tool kit; How and how not to use FIGG; Legal Considerations and Practical Applications for the Courtroom
Colleen Fitzpatrick, PhD
Identifinders
Practical Implementation of Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy; Evolution of FIGG-Recent Case Studies; Collaboration with Other Organizations (NCMEC, NamUs, Regional LE); Training for LE “Genealogist in Residence”
Dani Gluth
Rachel Oefelein
DNA Labs International
DNA Basics and new DNA Technologies to Help you Solve Your Case; Legal Considerations, Preserving Evidence, and Courtroom Admissibility
Swathi A. Kumar, PhD
Verogen
Reimagining Forensics: Policies, Procedures,
and (Best) Practices
Sean Mullen
FBI Special Agent
Cell Phones: Cell Site Preservation and Analysis, Mobile Device Location, and Geofence Warrants: Courtroom Considerations
Meredith Turnbough, PhD
Verogen
Remember When DNA was Just DNA? Overview of Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy (FIGG) Technologies