Michael Regilio

And now with no suspects, the cops and Jeffries began to collect DNA samples from local men, but they came up with no matches.

Oh yeah, that gets us into all the ethical questions that we're going to get into in a second surrounding DNA. But yes, this was the UK in the 80s and there were no laws around DNA sampling yet. The cops had no leads in this murder case until someone overheard a local baker named Colin Pitchfork bragging that he had submitted a friend's DNA.

Oh yeah, that gets us into all the ethical questions that we're going to get into in a second surrounding DNA. But yes, this was the UK in the 80s and there were no laws around DNA sampling yet. The cops had no leads in this murder case until someone overheard a local baker named Colin Pitchfork bragging that he had submitted a friend's DNA.

Oh yeah, that gets us into all the ethical questions that we're going to get into in a second surrounding DNA. But yes, this was the UK in the 80s and there were no laws around DNA sampling yet. The cops had no leads in this murder case until someone overheard a local baker named Colin Pitchfork bragging that he had submitted a friend's DNA.

So the cops grabbed the dude and he was the perfect match.

So the cops grabbed the dude and he was the perfect match.

So the cops grabbed the dude and he was the perfect match.

Yeah, they brought out the torches and pitchforks for Pitchfork and he went down and DNA evidence became a thing because in truth, it actually took years for American courts to figure out how and when it was acceptable to use DNA evidence. There were ethical questions that needed to be addressed if they're going to be databases of people's DNA.

Yeah, they brought out the torches and pitchforks for Pitchfork and he went down and DNA evidence became a thing because in truth, it actually took years for American courts to figure out how and when it was acceptable to use DNA evidence. There were ethical questions that needed to be addressed if they're going to be databases of people's DNA.

Yeah, they brought out the torches and pitchforks for Pitchfork and he went down and DNA evidence became a thing because in truth, it actually took years for American courts to figure out how and when it was acceptable to use DNA evidence. There were ethical questions that needed to be addressed if they're going to be databases of people's DNA.

Then those databases and laboratories had to then meet the standards that were established. But there was no getting around it. This was a huge leap forward as DNA evidence enabled law enforcement to solve cases that had gone cold decades ago.

Then those databases and laboratories had to then meet the standards that were established. But there was no getting around it. This was a huge leap forward as DNA evidence enabled law enforcement to solve cases that had gone cold decades ago.

Then those databases and laboratories had to then meet the standards that were established. But there was no getting around it. This was a huge leap forward as DNA evidence enabled law enforcement to solve cases that had gone cold decades ago.

The DNA Identification Act of 1994 authorized the FBI to create a national DNA database that compares DNA found in crime scenes to the DNA of violent offenders.

The DNA Identification Act of 1994 authorized the FBI to create a national DNA database that compares DNA found in crime scenes to the DNA of violent offenders.

The DNA Identification Act of 1994 authorized the FBI to create a national DNA database that compares DNA found in crime scenes to the DNA of violent offenders.

Yeah, it was a huge win, and TV writers everywhere rejoiced, and mic drop moments were unleashed on a hungry public.

Yeah, it was a huge win, and TV writers everywhere rejoiced, and mic drop moments were unleashed on a hungry public.

Yeah, it was a huge win, and TV writers everywhere rejoiced, and mic drop moments were unleashed on a hungry public.

Yeah, TV writers had plenty more to write about as real science continued to catch up with science fiction. The next big achievement came with the mapping of the human genome in 1990.