Forensic Files S1E4 — The Footpath Murders
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Forensic Files•Season 1•Episode 4

The Footpath Murders

7.7/10 · 156 votesOct 17, 199623 min

Ranked #3 of 13 in Season 1•+0.4 vs season avg

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The first case to use DNA evidence is detailed. In 1983 Leicester, England, police were stymied by a rape/murder of a 15-year-old girl; three years later, faced with a similar crime, they turned to Dr. Alec Jeffreys, a molecular biologist with a revolutionary approach to

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Episode Summary

"The Footpath Murders" is episode 4 of Forensic Files season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 156 votes, ranking #3 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.3). It aired on October 17, 1996.

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