Cases solved using DNA

[hau kola]

Hi all, wasn't sure where to ask this.
My daughters biology coursework involves finding a well known case that was solved using DNA.I can think of a few but can't remember names.There was the one in Australia where the couple were travelling.She was being blamed for it for ages.Can anybody suggest any more please?My brain won't work this early on a Saturday.lol
TIA.

[Sandy-Wroe]

Joanne Lees and her boyfriend, Peter Falconio, may be the case you're thinking about.
The first murder case solved using DNA in the UK was that of Colin Pitchfork.

[littlegriff]

cant remeber they names but there was the one when boyfriend and girlfriend where apparently attack in a road rage incident and he was stabbed to death, she was on news appealing for witnesses etc and then dna found his blood in a knife shape in her boot and it came to light they had rowed and she had killed him,

[littlegriff]

just come to me, he was called lee harvey and she was tracie andrews

[hau kola]

Thanks guys.
I am thick this morning.The Tracy Andrews incident happened 2 miles away from me.Doh!
Thanks Sandy,thats the one.

[VHG]

This case was in the paper this week.

Guy who did it was found using DNA, but another guy had served years in prison for doing it

http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2009/sep/19/sean-hodgson-miscarriage-justice

Mind you, they guy who did it is already dead, but stll an interesting case.

[mushroom25]

this was one of the first...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Pitchfork

[ummmm]

There'a an article in The Express today. Sean Hodkins...I think!! was convicted of murder in 1979 on a false confession. He was released last year after DNA evidence proved he couldn't be the killer.

The real killer committed suicide in the 80,s so his body was exhumed and was found to be the killer.

[daffy654]

Colin Pitchfork was the first man convicted using DNA evidence in this country,he murdered 2 young girls in Leicestershire in 1986.

More info here:
http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/DNA-fingerprinting-discovery-puts-killers-bars/article-1327519-detail/article.html

[hau kola]

Thanks for all your help.I read about the Sean Hodkins one this week.I think my daughter wants to do the Tracy Andrews one but she'll look up all the ones that have been suggested.