DNA's Debut, A&E, 2007
This DVD puts the spotlight on the technology of solving crimes, going into the labs and examining the crime scenes to see how forensic science has become a critical part of the criminal justice system.
In 1987, the use of DNA in criminal investigations was in its infancy, and many people were skeptical of the new technology. Timothy White helped change that. A rapist and murderer in Virginia, White was linked to five crimes--including one for which another man was already serving time--through his semen, and he became the first person in America sentenced to die based on DNA evidence alone.
From this groundbreaking case to the story of Dorothy White, whose killer was identified from DNA evidence two decades after her death, DNA's Debut shows how this incredible tool is applied to real-world applications.
50 minutes, closed captioned, fully narrated, DVD ONLY, DD5601 / $24.95
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