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Colin Pitchfork (born 23 March 1960) is an English child-murderer and child-rapist. He was the first person convicted of rape and murder using DNA profiling after he murdered two girls in neighbouring Leicestershire villages: Lynda Mann in Narborough in November 1983 and Dawn Ashworth in Enderby in July 1986.
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Jul 13, 2021 · Colin Pitchfork has served 33 years in jail for raping and murdering 15-year-olds Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth in the 1980s. Last month the Parole Board said it was safe to release the...
Feb 12, 2024 · Dawn Ashworth and Lynda Mann were raped and murdered by Pitchfork. Pitchfork, who was the first murderer to be convicted using DNA evidence, was released in 2021 but recalled two months later.
Jun 7, 2021 · Colin Pitchfork, 61, was jailed for life for raping and murdering 15-year-olds Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth in Leicestershire in the 1980s.
Sep 1, 2021 · Dawn Ashworth (left) and Lynda Mann were killed when they were 15. Pitchfork pleaded guilty to two murders, two rapes, two indecent assaults and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and became the first person in the UK to be convicted on the basis of DNA evidence.
Mar 22, 2021 · Colin Pitchfork was jailed for life for the killing of 15-year-olds Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth in Leicestershire in the 1980s. He was the first person to be convicted of murder using DNA...
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Jun 7, 2021 · Colin Pitchfork, who was the first man convicted of murder on the basis of DNA evidence, was jailed for life in 1988 for strangling 15-year-olds Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth in Leicestershire in 1983 and 1986.