The bulldog and the helix : DNA and the pursuit of justice in a frontier town /

"An investigative reporter traces the role of DNA evidence in two groundbreaking murder cases involving young girls killed two decades apart in the same town. In 1977, the industrial town of Port Alberni was shaken by the brutal murder of twelve-year-old Carolyn Lee, who had been abducted while...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Morrow, Shayne, 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Victoria ; Vancouver ; Calgary : Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd., [2019]
Subjects:
Murder > British Columbia > Port Alberni.
Criminal investigation > British Columbia > Port Alberni.
DNA fingerprinting.
DNA Fingerprinting
Meurtre > Colombie-Britannique > Port Alberni.
Enquêtes criminelles > Colombie-Britannique > Port Alberni.
Empreintes génétiques.
Criminal investigation
DNA fingerprinting
Murder
British Columbia > Port Alberni
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Step back in time
  • Enter the bulldog
  • Canada enters the DNA age
  • Slow progress in Boomtown
  • The law catches up with science
  • Echoes of a nightmare
  • A double landmark
  • Landmark trial moves forward
  • Suspect on ice
  • Boy tried as man.

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