Va. closer to using new DNA-matching technique

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Virginia could soon move ahead with a new DNA-matching technique used in only two other states, after the Virginia State Crime Commission takes up the issue Monday.

The commission is scheduled to hear a presentation on familial DNA, which identifies suspects by linking crime scene DNA to the DNA of relatives whose profiles are in criminal justice databases.

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