
BONUS: Big Brother surveillance used for first time in serial rape cold case
From The Briefing
Published 2/14/2026

From The Briefing
Published 2/14/2026
In a historic first, NSW police have used Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy, or FIGG, to identify and arrest a 77-year-old man over alleged sexual assaults dating back to 1991. It’s a watershed moment for Australian forensic science. But how exactly does it work? In this bonus…