The Federal Bureau of Investigation is giving short shrift to processing DNA from missing persons cases, taking as long as two years to handle profiles, according to a Department of Justice Office of Inspector General report. Overall, about 40 percent of the FBI’s backlog of processing 3,200 DNA profiles stems from missing persons cases, according to Monday’s report. “The FBI Laboratory’s low prioritization of these cases (.pdf) can have a broader effect because many missing persons are victims of homicide,” the report said. “Therefore, even if a perpetrator is not identified, DNA profiles from crime scenes could be uploaded and potentially linked ...