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Episode 142: Tom McAndrew - Cold Cases and Investigative Genetic Genealogy
People of Pathology Podcast
English - January 09, 2023 06:00 - 48 minutes - 88.4 MBScience Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Today my guest is Retired Homicide Detective Tom McAndrew
What we discuss with Tom:
How and why he got into law enforcement
Pursuing his education while working in law enforcement
His involvement in the Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Investigation Assessment Unit
Investigative Genetic Genealogy and how it is used in cold cases
The initiative he started in Pennsylvania to locate and identify unidentified decedents
How he got involved with the Vidocq Society
Some examples of cold cases that he helped to solve
His thoughts on the most important advancements in forensic investigations throughout his career
Links for this episode:
Investigative Genetic Genealogy
Innovative Forensic Investigations
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