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THE MURDER HUNT THAT REVOLUTIONIZED MODERN CRIME DETECTION

Fifteen year old Lynda Mann's savagely raped and strangled body is found along a shady footpath near tht English village of Narbourough. Though a massive 150 man police dragnet is launched, the case remains unsolved.
Three years later the killer strikes again, raping and strangling teenager Dawn Ashforth only a stone's throw from where Lynda was so brutally murdered.
But it will take four years, a scientific breakthrough, the largest manhunt in British crime annuals, and the blooding of more than four thousand men before the real killer is found.

Fiftenn year old Lynda Mann's savagely raped and strangled body is found along a shady footpath near the English village of Narborough. Though a massive 150-man police dragbet is launched, the case remains unsolved.
Three years later the killer strikes again, raping and strangling teenager Dawn Ashforth only a stone's throw from where Lynda was so brutally murdered
But it will take four years, a scientific breakthrough, the largest manhunt in British crime annals, and the blooding of more than four thousand men before the real killer is found.
THE DRAMATIC TRUE STORY OF THE FIRST MURDER CASE SOLVED BY GENETIC "FINGERPRINTING"

i really enjoyed reading this book. it gave a lot of personal details and didn't have a lot of dry legal stuff in it.

Good story, but it could have been a shorter book, My impression was that there was a lot of "filler" material added to make the book long enough for publication. I do enjoy police procedurals, Wambaugh as much as any, and it was a thorough treatment of the case.

From Library Journal
Wambaugh, best known for his books dealing with American crime and detection, here tells the engrossing story of two British sex murders and the police hunt for the killer. The title stems from a procedure of genetic fingerprinting detected by examining blood samples, and used by the police to catch the murderer. Armed with the new discovery for detection, the police launched a massive drive to "fingerprint" men in the Narborough village area. Wambaugh gives an inside look at the police and their intense and, at last, successful drive to catch the murderer. He also discusses the process, and some of its limitless possibilities. An excellent account of murder, detection, and this amazing scientific discovery. Recommended.
- Sally G. Waters, Stetson Law Lib., St. Petersburg, Fla.

This was the first true crime I read and now I am hooked