A man who pleaded guilty to two car break-ins in Denver, Colorado, USA, was caught in a unique way -- through his brother's DNA.

Police investigating a vehicle break-in in February found blood at the scene. The DNA profile was submitted to Denver's local DNA database, but there was no exact match.

However, the sample was also run through a familial search software program, specially designed by the Denver' District Attorney's Office, and the Denver Police Crime Lab, the district attorney's office said. The computer program found that the blood was a close match to someone in the system -- likely a close relative or a sibling.

Source & Full Story