Forensic investigative genealogy (FGG), also called investigative genetic genealogy (IGG), burst into the public perception in April 2018 with the…
This post has been updated. Today, GEDmatch has a new look at https://app.gedmatch.com. It’s a long-overdue upgrade for a site…
This post has been updated. In the midst of political turmoil in the USA, two major changes took place in…
Sometime on the morning of Sunday, 19 July 2020, the GEDmatch site was either hacked or experienced a severe programming…
The petition is no longer active. GEDmatch has chosen to expose users to some forensic investigations even if those users…
As of December 9, 2019, GEDmatch is operated by Verogen, Inc. (“Verogen”) following the acquisition by Verogen of the GEDmatch…
This summer, GEDmatch was served with a warrant from an Orlando, Florida, court pertaining to a violent serial rapist. The…
This post is updated as events transpire. This post lists key events in the evolution of “investigative genetic genealogy”, the…
This post has been updated. Today, The New York Times published a shocking article. Some time this summer, GEDmatch granted…
The past year has seen a chilling in the genetic genealogy industry: DNA kit sales are down drastically since April…