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An article originally published by the New Orleans Advocate talks about law enforcement searching familial DNA databases looking for genetic leads to solve cases. Your relative’s DNA could turn you into a suspect. The article proposes it’s time for there to be ground rules for the searches before lives are ruined over imperfect technology. Innocent people have come under scrutiny.