DA McCormack participates in national Rapid DNA convening
Cumberland County’s District Attorney joined multidisciplinary teams from 15 states in Raleigh to discuss Rapid DNA deployment, CODIS integration and disaster victim identification.
Oct. 9, 2026 — Cumberland County District Attorney Seán M. McCormack was one of three Pennsylvania representatives at a two-day National Convening on Rapid DNA in Raleigh, N.C., hosted by the National Criminal Justice Association Center for Forensic DNA Policy & Practice. The meeting brought multidisciplinary teams from 15 states to share lessons and practical solutions on CODIS integration, booking station deployment, forensic applications, disaster victim identification and regional DNA databases. McCormack noted Cumberland County’s early adoption of Rapid DNA since 2017 and cited uses including homicide leads, identification of fire victims, the recent identification of missing person Kim Gsell, and the county lab’s assistance identifying victims of the Jan. 2025 Med Jets Flight 056 crash, for which staff received recognition.