2006-11-25 10:12:30 · 3 answers · asked by andaria@sbcglobal.net 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
1986-In the first use of DNA to solve a crime, Jeffreys used DNA profiling to identify Colin Pitchfork as the murderer of two young girls in the English Midlands. Significantly, in the course of the investigation, DNA was first used to exonerate an innocent suspect.
1987-DNA profiling was introduced for the first time in a U.S. criminal court. Based on RFLP analysis performed by Lifecodes, Tommy Lee Andrews was convicted of a series of sexual assaults in Orlando, Florida.
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2006-11-25 10:20:47 · answer #1 · answered by Newest Cullen member 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure, but I think it was in 2002 when people began using DNA in crime solving.
2006-11-25 18:17:40 · answer #2 · answered by ttttrrrr042002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was most definitely in the UK(wales).It was in 1986 when the police had a whole village DNA tested A young girl had been raped and murdered.They got the culprit.
2006-11-25 18:30:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋