Season 3 · Episode 253
REWIND | The Worlds End murders
Crime Insiders · LiSTNR
September 9, 202536m 12sExplicit
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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. In this Rewind episode of Crime Insiders Forensics, former host Kathryn Fox learns how David uses tools like probability to calculate the likelihood of DNA belonging to offenders, victims, and crime scenes.
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