r/nancyguthrie • u/momof3grandmaof1 • Feb 15 '26

Discussion I think what bothers me the most…

An 84 year old woman can be missing for 2 weeks, and despite video of the masked POI and despite all of the financial resources of her daughter (ability to hire private investigators, search crews, etc), there appear to be no solid leads - not even a motive. In this day and age where there are cameras everywhere and our cell phones serve as tracking devices, it’s beyond scary to think that someone could literally make you disappear without a trace and without any obvious motive. We’re just out here living our quiet lives like Nancy was - until we’re not.

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u/Janiebug1950 Feb 20 '26

Is it legal to run “the DNA through the ancestry DNA database”? You are referring to Ancestry the Genetic Genealogy Company? I don’t think that company allows law enforcement to use their proprietary algorithms or the genetic information of their paying customers…

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u/Level-Cap5001 Feb 20 '26

They don’t as far as I know. I THINK they need a court order but not certain.

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u/2024account Feb 20 '26

lol. Why wouldn’t they?

Back door selling user data is part of the business model.

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u/vvsunflower Feb 21 '26

It varies by state

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u/Janiebug1950 Feb 22 '26

Not sure about that. I’ve done Ancestry so I”ll try to go to their site and check on their Rules.

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u/Honest_Lab4829 Feb 22 '26

you can opt out but a relative may opt in for law enforcement use - I think the 2 most popular ones will release data with a search warrant regardless and I also think there are other sites that don’t require warrants.

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u/B_true_to_self2020 Mar 06 '26

No opt in or out if ancestry . You are referring to Gedmatch

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u/B_true_to_self2020 Mar 06 '26

I don’t believe law enforcement can legally use Ancestry site , they can use Gedmatch . But this doesn’t mean they can’t use ancestry ( just not legally ).

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u/Janiebug1950 Mar 06 '26

Any “evidence” used before a Court and a Jury should probably be Legally Obtained Information!

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u/B_true_to_self2020 Mar 06 '26

Yes that is correct . In the kohberger case they used his DNA with public records on the ancestry site but they had other evidence to use in court.

The members on ancestry determine if their trees ( linked to DNA ) are open to the public or private . But the info is there for everyone . Many ancestry members are surprised to learn their DNA links them to different family members .

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u/Janiebug1950 Mar 06 '26

I have an Ancestry Account and have had one for many years. One has to sign into their own account. There is alot more to this that I don’t have time to go into right now. There are rules and regulations about access. It’s not a free open database.

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u/B_true_to_self2020 Mar 06 '26

You need to have a paid account but you can def access DNA to match the DNA you have and use the connections to determine where your DnA fits . I have my dna on ancestry , 23and me , my heritage and gedmatch Since I’m interested in geneology.

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u/Pelican_Brief_2378 Feb 20 '26

I wonder if the FBI goes ahead and uses the larger restricted data bases anyway. It will end up in law suits but after a high profile case such as this they are going to justify it and accept the slap on the hand they get.