When Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth were murdered in a quiet Leicestershire village, just 3 years a part, it was hard to believe that a killer was in the community. the lengths the perpetrator went to in order to avoid capture, were matched by the lengths police went to in order to apprehend him. in a case that first utilised fingerprint DNA to secure a conviction.podcast of the week is the Culture Quest Podcast.sources for this episode.Documentary How I caught the killerhttps://sites.google.com/site/audreycahillforensicscience/case-study---colin-pitchorkThe Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jun/07/killer-dna-evidence-genetic-profiling-criminal-investigationBBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-43993232The Mirror https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/dna-nailed-the-beast-who-killed-385381Aberdeen Press and Journal - Wednesday 23 November 1983With thanks to D.C.Thomson & Co. Ltd. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved.Sandwell Evening Mail - Monday 21 September 1987Image © Trinity Mirror. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.