This Giving Tuesday, Give your Family Tree
Donate Your Family Tree
Yes, your family tree can help us solve cold cases! Find out more at the link below.
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CASH DONATION
$20 buys a police report ($400 a large case file). $1,600 reconstructs a '90s database of freight train riders. $5,000 covers extraction and whole genome sequencing. 100% of donations go to investigation and DNA testing funding.
Your DNA Profile - Opt In!
What Does “Opting In” Mean?
It means giving permission for your DNA profile to be used in helping identify unknown individuals and solve violent crimes. GEDmatch.com was the first public genealogy site to allow law enforcement to compare crime-scene DNA to user-uploaded profiles. When you upload your DNA to GEDmatch, you must actively confirm that you agree to have your data included in comparisons with unidentified remains and/or crime-scene DNA.
Opting in takes just a few minutes: log in to the company where you tested, download your raw DNA file, and upload it to GEDmatch.
Important: To be included in both unidentified remains searches and violent crime investigations, you must choose to OPT IN during setup.
In addition, DNA Justice is a nonprofit built for volunteers to upload their DNA results exclusively for law enforcement comparison against profiles of perpetrators and unidentified human remains for identification purposes. This database is small, but growing, and is completely free for law enforcement uploads.
Visit our FIGG Resources page for a video showing the GEDmatch upload process.