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Code of a Killer is a three-part [1] British police drama television series which tells the true story of Alec Jeffreys' discovery of DNA fingerprinting and its introductory use by Detective David Baker in catching the double murderer Colin Pitchfork.
Colin Pitchfork (born 23 March 1960) is an English child-murderer and child-rapist. He was the first person convicted of rape and murder using DNA profiling after he murdered two girls in neighbouring Leicestershire villages: Lynda Mann in Narborough in November 1983 and Dawn Ashworth in Enderby in July 1986.
Britain's Most Evil Killers, World's Most Evil Killers and Ireland's Most Evil Killers are British crime television programmes on Sky Mix (formerly Pick). First aired in 2017, the series are narrated by Fred Dinenage, and focus on the most notorious and depraved serial killers that were convicted during the past 50 years.
The Parole Board has rejected a challenge to its decision to free Colin Pitchfork, who raped and murdered two schoolgirls in the 1980s. Government fails in bid to keep killer behind bars Skip to ...
Decision on Pitchfork, who raped and strangled to death two 15-year-olds in the 1980s, now sent back to Parole Board Child murderer Colin Pitchfork’s ‘irrational’ prison release blocked by judge
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In 1992, while in jail, Bloodsworth read an account of how DNA testing had led to the conviction, in England, of Colin Pitchfork in the killings of Dawn Ashworth and Lynda Mann. This resulted in the use of DNA to gain the exoneration of an earlier suspect in the case, who had falsely confessed to Ashworth's murder.
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