Jessica States went missing from a ballfield in Port Alberni, BC in July 1996. Her body was found the next day in a gully behind the field brutally beaten. Over the course of the next 3 years the RCMP would vigorously look for the match to DNA evidence found at the scene.

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Police make arrest in Port Alberni murder | CBC News

New book chronicles 2 Port Alberni murders and how DNA was used to convict the killers (cheknews.ca)

Port Alberni girl's murderer waives parole hearing - Victoria Times Colonist

How DNA technology brought two killers to justice and exonerated dozens of Nuu-chah-nulth people | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper (hashilthsa.com)

CN BC: Patten Guilty Of Murder - Emotions Run High As Drug - Rave.ca

CN BC: Editorial: Thankfully, Jessica's Jury Saw Through It - Rave.ca

#577 A trillion to one in Port Alberni | The British Columbia Review (thebcreview.ca)

2001 BCSC 1082 (CanLII) | R. v. Patten | CanLII

The Bulldog and the Helix (Shayne Morrow) » p.9 » Global Archive Voiced Books Online Free (readfrom.net)

Jessica Dianne States (1985-1996) - Find a Grave Memorial