Midweek Murders

Pervert Pitchfork and the First DNA Conviction


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The criminal discussed in this episode is Colin Pitchfork, guilty of murdering Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth, which was the first crime solved with the help of DNA evidence. Joe (the grammar police) explains what happened when Prof Alec Jeffreys discovered how to identify genetic fingerprints, and Sandra takes the train all the way to Loonyville.

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