Another breakthrough for the FBI’s Investigative Genetic Genealogy tech team - using DNA evidence to reconstruct family trees and ultimately identify and arrest a suspect in a serial rape case related to four sexual assaults between 1997-2016.
Proud of our @FBIHouston team and partners.
FBI Houston's Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) team worked with @houstonpolice to identify and arrest suspected serial rapist Philip Cerf. Our IGG team built family trees of persons identified as potential relatives of the unknown perpetrator at the time. "We hope his





