Recently, my dad discovered a family secret: In the 1960s, one of his first cousins, now deceased, fathered a previously unknown child with a woman who placed the baby for adoption. The records were ...

For more than 40 years, the Golden State Killer haunted California. A serial rapist and murderer active in the 1970s and '80s, he eluded detectives for decades. By 2018, hope of identifying him was ...

Today, there are basic tests for $49. Tests that check for wider ranges of genealogical markers can cost up to $649. For his own genealogy research, Martin has taken DNA tests with companies like ...

Once a promising company briefly valued at $6 billion, 23andMe popularized at-home DNA test kits and spawned a cottage industry of ancestry hunters and true crime sleuths. But the company could not ...

Family intrigue led Larry Guernsey to buy his wife a DNA test kit for the holidays. "She’s always been interested in genealogy," Guernsey said. The $99 AncestryDNA test uses a saliva sample to unlock ...

When we first wrote this article, it compared 23andMe and Ancestry. Since then, 23andMe has experienced a data breach, a subsequent lawsuit, board members' resignations and layoffs amidst financial ...