I found reference to this article on Discourse.net.
Investigators obtained suspect's DNA through daughter, sources say by Tim Potter
Investigators - trying to hide from Dennis Rader that they were zeroing in on him as a BTK suspect - obtained DNA before his arrest through a tissue sample linked to his daughter's medical records, sources say.
That sample, they say, was taken without her knowledge.
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What kind of tissue tied to a woman's medical records could be kept on file at a lab?
Bruce Bammel, a Wichita doctor in the field of obstetrics and gynecology, said that could include various tissue samples - everything from a skin biopsy to a pap smear - that can be preserved indefinitely and provide DNA.
All I can say is... I'M SCARED AND I WANT MY MOMMY! Now does anyone still ask why "Orwell still matters?"
How can I be sure that tissues from my medical tests are destroyed after they are used? Can my tissues collected from medical testing really be seized for a criminal investigation WHEN I'M NOT THE ONE BEING INVESTIGATED? DON'T MY TISSUES BELONG TO ME?
WAAAAH!
Posted by alycia at March 9, 2005 01:10 AM