as one of the first public faces of genetic genealogy in law enforcement in the united states, rae-venter has been asked to consult on additional cases, and also to comment on the ethics of using shared community data for law enforcement purposes. she has also been one of the most sought after voices when ethical questions arise about the use of shared genetic data by law enforcement. at the conclusion of the golden state killer case, rae-venter discussed future cases that she was working on, including the boy in the box case in pennsylvania. in 2019, rae-venter helped identify the remains of a boy who had been found in 1998. based on the dna profile of the child, she determined that the child was likely of mixed asian and white descent. searches of online databases identified a possible relative, who could identify the child. the child's family had assumed he had returned to south korea with his mother. this discovery also resulted in the identification of his mother's remains. a suspect, who was already incarcerated on other charges was identified.