Journal Published Online: 01 January 2003
Volume 48, Issue 1

“The Story of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob” or “Am I My Brother's Keeper?”

CODEN: JFSCAS

Abstract

Presented is a case report of a violent sexual assault where the DNA profile obtained from an item of evidence was compared to a suspect's profile. The profiles did not match, but the sharing of such a large number of alleles raised the suspicion that perhaps the real perpetrator was a blood relative of the suspect. The investigators requested a sample from the suspect's brother, and a match was defined. In an era of technological breakthroughs in the field of forensic DNA analysis, the importance of the scientist's attention to the evidence presented in each case is stressed.

Author Information

Oz, C
Division of Identification and Forensic Science (DIFS), Jerusalem, Israel
Zamir, A
Division of Identification and Forensic Science (DIFS), Jerusalem, Israel
Gafny, R
Division of Identification and Forensic Science (DIFS), Jerusalem, Israel
Motro, U
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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Stock #: JFS2002241
ISSN: 0022-1198
DOI: 10.1520/JFS2002241