Seminar: Misty Gillis and Jay Rosenzweig – Investigating DNA

Name: Seminar: Misty Gillis and Jay Rosenzweig – Investigating DNA
Start: 2025-09-06T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-09-06T11:15:00-05:00
Location: Grand Ballroom

September 6 @ 10:00 am - 11:15 am

This presentation will focus on combining traditional investigative methods with DNA. We’ll explore how direct-to-consumer DNA testing can not only solve family mysteries, but criminal ones too. We’ll discuss key investigative techniques and how to combine them with the power of DNA testing.

Misty Gillis is a nationally recognized genetic genealogist specializing in adoptee, NPE and law enforcement cold cases. With 15+ years of genealogy experience, she has helped hundreds reconnect with biological relatives and assisted 20+ agencies in solving cases. Misty works at BirthParentFinder.com and Parabon NanoLabs and is a member of the Vidocq Society.

Jay Rosenzweig has been a licensed private investigator in California since 1988. He specializes in locating individuals, specifically birth relatives, connecting thousands with their birth families. Jay is the founder and CEO of BirthParentFinder.com. He is a past president of CALI and currently their Chairman of the Board. Jay was honored with the Distinguished Achievement Award from CALI in June of 2021.