Join an hour-long conversation with a special panel discussing research processes to solve family mysteries - specifically challenges related to trying to identify unknown parentage. The discussion will touch upon issues related to research considerations and utilizing DNA testing empathetically and effectively. The event will be pre-recorded and attendees will have the opportunity to connect with other genealogy enthusiasts in the live chat. Moderated by Taneya Y. Koonce, Executive Board Member, Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Henry Louis Gates, Jr. works with Pamela Adlon and Kathryn Hahn, two guests whose family trees were obscured by scandals, to discover the truth about their ancestors.
Using DNA, authorities in Northern Virginia charge a man in the 1986 abduction/homicide of a young woman and identify him as a suspect in a similar cold case.
The remains of a teenager found more than 50 years ago have been identified through advanced DNA technology as a young woman who went missing from Portland, Ore