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RLP 228: The Effect of Pedigree Collapse on DNA Matching: A Case Study

The Research Like a Pro Genealogy Podcast

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How to Find the Father of Glenn Hopper

YDNA evidence showed the surname was Daniel and you've got these clues of Dan or a Robert Daniel. So we needed to use autosomal DNA to figure it out with more close matches. To determine the father of Glen Hopper, whether it was Robert Daniel or some other man, the autosomal DNA results of one of Glenn's children were analyzed. A close DNA match was discovered and we will call him Joseph, which is not his real name,. And he shared 239 centimorgans with Glenn's child, our test speaker said.

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