A woman who was found dead in 1982 has finally been identified, more than 40 years after her death. The remains were found by a real estate agent assessing land in Loxahatchee, Florida, in December ...

Twenty years or so ago, Joyce Homan became interested in learning about her family history, originally knowing little more ...

Barbara Rae-Venter, a 76-year-old patent attorney living in Marina, California, thought she'd spend her retirement leisurely playing tennis, traveling, and indulging in her favorite pastime: ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Genetic genealogy has helped solve hundreds of cold cases in recent years. The process uses DNA testing and public databases to discover ancestral origins, potentially ...

Alex Haley, author of the hugely popular 1976 book Roots, once said that black Americans needed their own version of Plymouth Rock, a genesis story that didn’t begin — or end — at slavery. His ...

The killer of a Michigan woman, who was missing for 33 years, has been identified using genealogy technology, marking the first known time the science has been used to name both the victim and ...

The practice of genealogy, researching one’s ancestors, has exploded lately. Ancestry.com has become a huge success, boasting millions of subscribers and a net worth well into the billions. Many, if ...

Becca Stanek is an experienced writer and editor who is passionate about exploring the ways we can feel better mentally and physically to get the most out of our lives. She has worked for publications ...

Every “journey home” begins at home. The search to learn more about your ancestors—who they were, where they came from, what happened to them, and why—starts in conversations with relatives, in the ...

Roger Kelso was killed in about 1963. His body was found in 1985. A murdered man discovered in a Maryland trash can in 1985 has finally been identified through genetic genealogy, police said. The ...

Nearly 40 years after the death of founding FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, research may reveal that the crime fighting bureau chief was actually African-American according to “The Washington Post.” “My ...

Barbara Becker was murdered in 1979. Her suspected killer has since died. A young San Diego mom's murder has been solved after four decades through the novel investigative technique known as genetic ...