// I remember this case,choux.Wasnt it the first time DNA was used to get a murderous bastrad behind bars? And he tried to incriminate his friends and relations to avoid justice. //
when Leicestershire Police announced the mass testing of males in the area, he persuaded a work colleague to take the test on his behalf, so as to avoid (as he put it) scrutiny by the police in view of previous convictions. that colleague drunkenly disclosed that to friends, and one of them reported the matter.
DNA fingerprinting first came to attention in this case; it definitely ruled out the police's no1 suspect, and although it provided proof positive of Pitchfork's guilt, it wasn't necessary for that evidence to be used in his conviction, as he pleaded guilty.