Forensic Firsts DNA Profiling (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 46 min | Documentary, Crime

Forensic Firsts

DNA Profiling (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 46 min | Documentary, Crime

DNA testing was originally used only to determine paternity, until a brutal murder in England changed everything. Examining the cases of Colin Pitchfork and Dennis Rader, and how they were caught by DNA evidence.

Writer

Michael Dolan

Producer

Scott Simpson

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Updated Jun 17, 2012

Release date

Jun 17, 2012 (United States)

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Larry Hatteberg Self - Tv News Reporter Self - Tv News Reporter See fewer	Solar Town USA (2009)
Ken Landwehr Self - Wichita Police Department Self - Wichita Police Department See fewer	Serious Serial Killers (2012)
Craig Layton Detective Detective See fewer	Dress Up (2003)
Dennis Rader Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer (2022)
Tim Relph Self - Wichita Police Department Self - Wichita Police Department See fewer	Serious Serial Killers (2012)
Erik Thompson Narrator Narrator See fewer	A Murder of Crows (1998)
Joseph Wambaugh Self - Author Self - Author See fewer	The Black Marble (1980)