To Solve a Cold Case, French Police Bent DNA Privacy Law

Across Europe, law enforcement agencies want permission to use genetic genealogy to solve criminal cold cases (wsj.com/world/europe/dna-crime-unsolved-murder…). But privacy laws restrict the use of recreational DNA in most of Europe. WSJ’s Matthew Dalton (wsj.com/news/author/matthew-dalton?mod=WSJ_TJPOD) reports on how French investigators in one case skirted their country’s DNA laws by asking the United States for help. Jessica Mendoza (wsj.com/news/author/jessica-mendoza?mod=WSJ_TJ…)hosts.

Further Listening:

- How Did Nancy Guthrie Vanish Without a Trace? (open.spotify.com/episode/4u3Ua2ma4qp8nGG54cGwG…)

- Camp Swamp Road (open.spotify.com/playlist/6led0d84hxzD4SFsv6qu…)

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