• The case must be a DNA database match that identified the perpetrator of an unsolved crime or series of crimes, or that led to an exoneration. Familial searching hits (associations) will be accepted, as well as hits that utilized genealogy website searches.

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• A missing persons case where a missing person was identified using a DNA database match will also be accepted.​​

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• A case must have received community-wide attention, had significant public safety impact, or had other circumstances making the case unique.​​

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• Jurisdictions may submit more than one case. 

 

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