Thank you. I asked myself same. Telomeres I guess you would need to know the length after birth. But we only have one sample (moment of death). Plus the victims bodies are probably not very good preserved. My best guess is, the text is just not accurate and they might used DNA testing for different things (sex, etc).
See my reply to a different comment.
I don’t know how the laws are in different countries but just analysing and matching them against anyone sounds highly illegal to me. Next, people need to first be sequenced. Unless they asked them, how do they have their data if they are highly private.
Maybe my question was misleading: for me it sounded like they only analysed the infant DNA and did not perform matches etc. if they used skull size etc to identify the victims it wasn’t a DNA analysis to identify the victim.
But that would mean they collected maternal samples as well. And they didn’t say that. In the 60s that is highly unlikely.
How do they determine age with a DNA test? Wouldn’t say look at the remains from the death baby’s? I have questions.
Thank you for the arte documentary. Will watch it immediately.