What Should I Send for a Free TrueAllele^® Screening in a Rape Case?

Short answer

Send the lab’s electronic DNA data files (.fsa/.hid), evidence item numbers/descriptions, any available reference profiles, and a brief description of the case and forensic question (see submission form). That information is enough to perform a Free TrueAllele Screening.

What to do next

1. Identify the most probative items first.
2. Request the required electronic DNA data files (.fsa or .hid).
3. Include any available reference profiles.
4. Add a short note about your case question.
5. Submit a Free TrueAllele Screening inquiry.

What to send

• Please do not send biological evidence. The screening uses the lab’s autosomal STR electronic DNA data files (.fsa or .hid).

Please submit:

• For probative evidence items, the lab’s electronic data (.fsa or .hid)
• For reference profiles (victim/elimination/POI), either allele lists or electronic data files
• Allelic ladder files for any electronic data
• Lab reports or other case documents
• Item ID list (which swabs/items the files belong to)
• A case submission form with case specific information and questions (e.g., compare to POI, interpret the inconclusive mixture, compare items, etc.)

For more information on what to request from the lab, see the Sending Cases for TrueAllele Processing page.

Ready to Submit?

Tell us about your case. We’ll review it and tell you if we can get more information from the DNA data.

Free Screening

We don’t retest physical evidence items. We interpret the electronic DNA data a lab already generated.