The Case of the Grim Sleeper.

The article discusses the use of familial DNA matching to identify suspected perpetrators of crimes. It focuses on the example of of Lonnie Franklin Jr., who is accused of murdering at least 10 women. He was identified as a suspect after a DNA sample obtained from his son indicated a close genetic connection to the DNA of the murderer. The familial DNA matching technique has been used to identify and convict criminals in Great Britain since 2004, but had not become standard practice in the U.S. as of 2011, due to privacy concerns.