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41 Cardozo L. Rev. 855 (2019-2020)
Killer's Code: Familial DNA Searches through Third-Party Databases under Carpenter

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KILLER'S CODE: FAMILIAL DNA SEARCHES THROUGH

     THIRD-PARTY DATABASES UNDER CARPENTER


                             Jesse Kitnickt




                           TABLE OF CONTENTS


INTRODUCTION  .............................................................................................................856

I.  BACKGROUND      ........................................................................ ...............859

      A.  Forensic DNA ...............................................................................................859
            1.  Familial Searches .............................................................................862
            2.  G enetic G enealogy...........................................................................865

      B.  The Fourth Amendment and a Person's Privacy Interest in Their

      DNA  ......................................................................................................................872

II. ANALYSIS.........................................................---.-....................................................879

      A . P rop erty  .........................................................................................................882

      B.  Reasonable Expectation of Privacy ............................................................888

III. PROPOSAL................................................................................................................894

C ONCLUSION........................................................................ .........- --- ---...........................897










    t Articles Editor, Cardozo Law Review Volume 41. J.D. Candidate (May 2020), Benjamin N.
 Cardozo School of Law; B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 2014. I would like to thank the editors of
 Cardozo Law Review, past and present, for guiding this Note toward publication. Thank you to
 Professor Felix Wu for your guidance and thoughtful feedback on this Note. Finally, a special
 thank you to my family and friends for your support these past few years.



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