Early Life
Where is Colin Pitchfork from?
England
What were Pitchfork's first crimes?
Exposing himself
What is the most common method to collect DNA evidence?
What language does the word forensic come from?
Latin - foréns(is) of, belonging to the forum
Where did Colin Pitchfork work?
A bakery
How did police figure out that Pitchfork was guilty?
They used DNA testing of every male living locally
What controls do the forensic department use to prevent contamination of DNA evidence?
protective gloves, mask, hairnet
What is the study of fingerprints called?
Dactyloscopy
What organization was Colin Pitchfork part of?
Scouts
What blood type did Pitchfork have that they tested for?
Type A blood
Who was the first person who was proven innocent and taken off death row because of DNA?
Kirk Bloodsworth, in 1985
What is a modus operandi?
A recognizable way that a murderer operates.