Below are videos and documents to better understand our process and the use of DNA in the project.
A video created by our Genealogy Team, this video goes into deeper explanation regarding the genetic genealogy process including the DNA databases we use, finding common ancestors and how you can help aid this work.
A video created by the City of Tulsa, this video helps explain the overall process.
Click here to learn more about our process, members of our team, ways to upload your DNA and more. For more detailed information about the Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG), read our statement here.
If you have tested at one of the Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) companies such as Ancestry, 23 and Me, Family Tree DNA or My Heritage, you can upload your raw DNA file to GEDmatch.com. GEDmatch is a free service that is not affiliated with any of the DTC DNA testing companies, but accepts DNA profiles from all of them.
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Making the choice to share your family history and/or your DNA is a very personal decision. We understand that everyone has their own privacy concerns. We have developed several DNA comparison pathways for community members to participate in this project which allows the freedom of choice of how private you want your information to be.
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A detailed description of how the FIGG process will be utilized in the Tulsa Graves Investigation
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Genetic Genealogy Databases
Understanding how Law Enforcement (LE) interacts with authorized public DNA databases is important when choosing your privacy settings. Currently, LE only has access to two of these databases and only to DNA in which a user has given permission for their DNA to be used in the identification of unidentified remains and/or in criminal investigations.
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Individuals who are DNA testing for comparison to unidentified remains can use this guide to learn more about managing their DNA