RMS - The man who caught a million criminals

Dr Ian Goodall will present the story of the invention of DNA fingerprinting. Learn about the invention of DNA fingerprinting and how the technique was first used to solve a double murder and rape case in Leicestershire. The murderer attempted to avoid detection by getting a friend to give a DNA sample on his behalf, but his deception was eventually discovered and he was sentenced to a life sentence. Other famous cases involving DNA fingerprinting are described, including the King in the car park, the murdered last royal family of Russia and the OJ Simpson trial.