The Croatian Massacre: Basic Facts And Genetic Findings
The latest research was carried out by an international team of scientists with expertise in genetic analysis, through the Centre for Applied Bioanthropology at the Institute for Anthropological Research in Zagreb, Croatia.
The scientists were able to extract unique DNA samples for 38 of the 41 individuals. Based on preliminary assumptions, they had expected to find that most of these people were closely related and had perhaps had all come from one extended family.
Surprisingly, the opposite proved to be the case. Only 11 of the 38 individuals were directly related, meaning more than two-thirds of the victims had no familial connections with any of the others.