Fassett says investigators care about the families of the missing. But bureaucracy stymies attempt to share information. He advises them to turn to an advocate.
“I refer to the advocates as the hell raisers for the system,” Fassett explained. “They’re the ones who can help hold the system accountable. They’re the ones that can help the families fight. They have advocates within the police department. Maybe nobody’s offered. They can ask for an advocate, but the advocate, I would argue, is the best place to start.”
Breakthroughs in DNA
National DNA Day was acknowledged during the conference. April 25 was chosen as the annual holiday. This was the day in 1953 when James Watson, Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins, and Rosalind Franklin published papers in the journal “Nature” on the structure of DNA.
The developing forensic sciences have been making the headlines in the last few years. Solving old crimes with new technology gives law enforcement some satisfaction. Matching murderers through DNA genealogy has resulted in a rising number of evidence-based convictions.
