US murder parallels 1987 UK DNA case

The investigation into the killing of a 10-year-old girl in Crothersville, Indiana appears to be drawing eerie parallels to a 1987 case in England that was the first to use DNA to solve a crime.

Mon, 27 Jun, 2005 - 14:58

The investigation into the killing of a 10-year-old girl in Crothersville, Indiana appears to be drawing eerie parallels to a 1987 case in England that was the first to use DNA to solve a crime.

Nearly five months after Katie Collman’s body was pulled from a snowy stream, investigators are still piecing together the final moments of the 10-year-old’s life.