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In 1985, A DNA Scientist Picked Up The Research That Would Solve Her Murder

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In 1985, A DNA Scientist Picked Up The Research That Would Solve Her Murder

Image caption: The DNA fingerprinting technology has brought tens of thousands of criminals to justice. Image credit: isak55 / Shutterstock.com. Article by Rachael Funnell. IFLScience – November 7, 2024.

In 1985, a biochemistry scientist was murdered at her home in southern California. It was a horrific crime that would go without prosecution for 14 years. That is, until the very research she had brought to her employer just before her death pinpointed the murderer. […]

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