Dan Hellwig, Intermountain Forensics - Forensic DNA and The Non-Profit Crime Lab

In this interview, Dan Hellwig and Jared discuss the field of Forensic DNA and some of the new technologies being used. Dan Hellwig has been in the forensic DNA sciences for decades and held positions in both public and private labs. Today he shares the latest DNA perspective and updates us on Intermountain Forensics (https://www.intermountainforensics.com/), the first non-profit forensic DNA lab in the United States and possibly the world.

Forensic DNA collection, identification, and lab processing have advanced exponentially over the last decade, and have become a vital part of every criminal investigation. In the 1990s it required a blood spot the size of a half dollar to get even the most basic information. Today we can identify individuals with the accuracy of one in trillions with the DNA material that would fit on the sharp end of a pin.

Connect:

Jared Bradley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredvbradley/
DNA Retrieval: https://www.m-vac.com/

All Things Crime is a new, comprehensive video series that will explore every aspect of crime and the ensuing investigation, one video interview at a time. The host, Jared Bradley, is the President of M-Vac Systems, which is a wet-vacuum-based forensic DNA collection system and has experience traveling the world training all levels of law enforcement and crime lab DNA analysts in using the M-Vac to help solve the crime. Along the way he has met people from all walks of life and experience in investigating crimes, so is putting that knowledge to use in another way by sharing it in these videos.

If you are interested in more videos about the M-Vac, DNA and investigations, also check out the M-Vac's channel https://www.youtube.com/@UC4TgqlFFXuAoTPD-QkDKyog