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    Code of a Killer

    2015 · Entertainment · 1 season

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  3. Plot. Set over a three-year period from 1983 to 1986, DCS David Baker leads an investigation of the vicious murders of the two Leicestershire schoolgirls, Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth. Alec Jeffreys at the time was an ambitious scientist who uncovered a remarkable method to read a person's unique DNA finger print.

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  4. When 15-year-old Lynda Mann turns up murdered, DCS David Baker leads the investigation to search for her killer but struggles to find any worthwhile leads in the difficult case. Meanwhile, scientist Alec Jeffreys works tirelessly to make a breakthrough in DNA research.

    • 45 min
  5. Oct 18, 2021 · The two-part series stars John Simm as Sir Alec Jeffreys, the scientist who developed DNA fingerprinting, and David Threlfall as DCS David Baker, the police officer who used it to catch Colin Pitchfork, the killer of two schoolgirls in Leicestershire. Learn more about the chilling true story behind the drama and where Colin Pitchfork is now.

    • 59 sec
    • Nicky Morris
  6. Code of a Killer is a TV mini series about the first DNA manhunt in the UK. It follows the true story of a serial killer who raped and strangled two women in Leicestershire in 1983.

  7. Watch how DNA fingerprinting is used to solve a murder case in this three-part drama based on a true story. Starring David Threlfall and John Simm, Code of a Killer is available on Acorn TV.

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  8. Code of a Killer | 2 Part Drama | ITV. Starting Easter Monday, Code of a Killer focuses on how Alec Jeffreys science (John Simm) and David Baker’s investigative mind (David Threlfall) made the ...

  9. Description. Episode 1: When 15-year-old Lynda Mann turns up murdered, DCS David Baker leads the investigation to search for her killer but struggles to find any worthwhile leads in the difficult case. Meanwhile, scientist Alec Jeffreys works tirelessly to make a breakthrough in DNA research. Ratings. US TV RATING: TV-14. More Episodes.

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