Most people take a 23andMe or AncestryDNA test for fun. Maybe you want to confirm an Irish ancestry or learn something about your health. Well, that’s what you think. What you don’t expect is a ...

A California murder went unsolved for nearly 30 years, until one DNA match cracked the decades-old case. You can also get more behind-the-scenes of each week's episode by listening to "20/20: The ...

Nearly all states allow charges to be brought for certain rape cases decades after the crime. But the deadline in Massachusetts is only 15 years, even when police make a DNA match. Member station WBUR ...

DNA samples taken from the victims in the 1991 yogurt shop killings do not belong to the four murder suspects, according to a Department of Public Safety laboratory report. After testing for sexual ...

DNA has led to the arrest of a man who the Collier County Sheriff's Office says broke into a woman's home and sexually battered her at knifepoint more than 21 years ago. "This was a heinous crime, and ...

Timothy Thunberg, pastor of Free Methodist Church in Unity, admitted he was alarmed when the caller ID showed an incoming telephone call from state police in Greensburg. “You never know what to expect ...

We often treat a DNA result like a final, divine verdict. In a time when truth can feel subjective, a laboratory report has become our ultimate anchor. We hand over a cheek swab, wait a week, and ...