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From: "Jim Carpenter" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] reporter seeks DNA sleuthing stories
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:36:46 -0700
References: <LJEMLABOHOMNDCIIFJPEMEFFKMAA.amy@nytimes.com>


LOL, Reporters are a funny breed aren't they?

Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Amy Harmon" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 11:31 AM
Subject: [DNA] reporter seeks DNA sleuthing stories


>
> Hi, I'm a reporter with the New York Times, and I've talked to some of you
> on this list before. For a new article I'm working on, I am looking for
> stories about the unusual tactics genealogists must sometimes use in their
> pursuit of DNA matches from suspected family members. This could include
> anything from paying for a large number of tests to flying across the
> country to knock on someone's door to exhuming a body. I'm sure there are
> other CSI-like practices adapted for this purpose that I am as yet unaware
> of. In some cases, the persuasion might be particularly tricky because it
> would upend long-cherished family beliefs. In others, it might be simply
> that the person or people in question is not interested in participating.
> If
> you have gone to unusual lengths to solicit DNA from your suspected
> brethren, I'd love to hear your stories, whether they bore fruit or not.
> If
> you are willing to share them, please email me at .
>
> thanks a lot,
> Amy
>
> ------------------------------------
> Amy Harmon
> New York Times
> (212) 556-1505
>
>
>
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