The first DNA crime test didn’t catch the killer. It freed an innocent man.
The events leading to the first forensic DNA case began in 1983. Lynda Mann was only 15 years old when, returning home from babysitting one evening in the Leicestershire village of Narborough, she was raped and murdered as she took a shortcut along a footpath known by villagers as the Black Pad. It was a path that would be unlikely to be known by anyone who wasn’t local, suggesting the killer was…
Read original article on Big Think →Related news
-
Steve Buscemi's Secret to Stealing a Scene
United States
Original: Steve Buscemi’s Secret to Stealing a Scene
-
How to Use the Deficit Deadlift to Produce More Power on Your Pulls
United States
-
This Dumbbell-Only Workout Torches Your Shoulders in Around 20 Minutes
United States
-
Our Prehistoric Ancestors Were Built for Endurance. In Today's Increasingly Sedentary World, Could You Outrun Them?
United States
Original: Our Prehistoric Ancestors Were Built for Endurance. In Today’s Increasingly Sedentary World, Could You Outrun Them?
-
How Big of a Calorie Deficit Do You Need to Achieve Body Recomp?
United States
-
10 Signs You're Falling Out of Love With Your Partner—And What to do Next, According to Relationship Experts
United States
Original: 10 Signs You’re Falling Out of Love With Your Partner—And What to do Next, According to Relationship Experts
-
Just One Drink Can Make Your Next Workout Feel Harder. Experts Outline a Simple Strategy to Help You Plan Ahead.
United States
-
1,600-year-old burial holds remains of man infected with a 'very rare' strain of leprosy in Germany
United States