Ted Foy, a 54-year-old Augusta man, has been sentenced to nearly 26 years in prison for a 2007 rape in Wichita, solved using investigative genetic genealogy. Foy's arrest in May 2023 marked the Wichita Police Department's first use of this method, confirming his identity through DNA left on the victim's body. In a separate case, Dana Shepherd, 52, was charged with the 1993 rape and murder of 19-year-old Carmen Van Huss in Indianapolis. Genetic genealogy also played a crucial role in identifying Shepherd, who was arrested in 2023 after DNA matched evidence from the crime scene. Both cases highlight the growing use of genetic genealogy in solving cold cases, despite ongoing privacy concerns.