FBI says working to fix errors in DNA-matching data

[Little Tich]

Source: Reuters

The Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Saturday it had discovered errors on its database of DNA profiles used to determine the likelihood that DNA from a crime scene matches a suspect.

In a statement provided to Reuters, the FBI said 33 out of a sample of 1,100 DNA profiles from its database contained discrepancies and that the bureau was "committed to correcting the inaccurate values in a transparent manner."

The errors were mostly typographical or due to outdated technology, the FBI, the top U.S. law enforcement agency, said in the statement.

The Washington Post reported late on Friday that the errors go back more than 15 years and that the FBI believes they are unlikely to affect cases that used the database.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/30/us-usa-fbi-dna-idUSKBN0OF0QY20150530

[Hestia]

1. So it *really* does come down to the best defense money can buy 'cause FBI

forensics are shit. If I were in prison and any hair, "detritus," DNA, anything! I would have it checked and rechecked. This is bullshit.