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FORENSICS: The World's End Murders
Season 2 · Episode 90

FORENSICS: The World's End Murders

Crime Insiders · LiSTNR

May 14, 202437m 36sExplicit

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Show Notes

It took 37 years, a failed murder trial, and an Australian mathematician to finally prosecute one of Scotland's most infamous serial killers. 

Professor David Balding is a pioneer in the field of mathematical computational genetics. Join host Kathryn Fox and hear how using things like probability, David can calculate the likelihood of DNA belonging to offenders, victims and crime scenes. 

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