The Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest in the 19-year-old cold case homicide of Jason Royter in 2005.

Police take DNA samples from suspects under arrest or individuals they question basically after gaining their consent to register the information in the National Police Agency database.

The identities of two Detroit men, each found dead years ago, were resolved via DNA testing and genetic genealogy.

That's according to analysis by award-winning National Security journalist Spencer Ackerman ... "[the] DHS and the Justice ...

ESTABLISHING a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) database will give the Philippine National Police (PNP) a powerful deterrent against crime, Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa said.

While crime remains the topmost motivation for the government to establish a National DNA Data Bank, there will be indices for missing persons, unknown deceased and even one for volunteers.