Sunday, July 3, 2016

New DNA testing can solve the double homicide – Aftonbladet

Crime. DNA from the elusive double murderer in Linköping will be sent to a laboratory in the Netherlands . The aim is to get more about the man’s appearance, including his eyes.

The police are stepping up the hunt for the unknown man who murdered two people in Linköping in 2004 through a new DNA analysis, reports Swedish Radio.

– You can obtain further information. It’s all about eye color, hair color, skin color and whether the person has freckles or not, and other appearance features, says Marie Allen, professor of forensic genetics at Uppsala University, said.

” important tools “

She stresses that the technology is not one hundred percent.

– For example, blue or brown eye color between 90 and 92 percent certainty whereas other colors provide less security.

in October 2004 knife killed an eight-year boy and a 56 year old woman in the street. The killer left the knife and a cap for him, and his DNA could be secured.

– These analyzes will be an important tool for police. There is no complicated technology, and they were going to do in Sweden in the future, says Marie Allen.

Based on the analysis response, the police can get a better idea of ​​a suspected act of man’s appearance.

Are among the dead

the police already know that the killer at the time of the murder was cut short, had blonde hair and smoked or sniffed. It emerged after the hairs that were found in his cap had been analyzed.

And the police are also looking for the killer among the dead.

– We have received directives to now give priority to DNA topsa families of the young men who have committed suicide between 2004 and 2011, told Pär-Åke Ekholm, inspector of police in Östergötland, TT in late June.

the police have topsat some 30 families without income and on the list, coming from the Forensic Medicine in Linköping, there are more than 40 names to work through.

– What we do for one can assume that the perpetrator was not feeling so good, says Pär-Åke Ekholm.

FACTS

Background: Double murder in Linköping

Early in the morning of 19 October 2004 falls an eight-year boy on Åsgatan in Linköping. He cut with a knife and stabs the offender also down a 56 year old woman. Both victims die from their injuries.

After the murders the perpetrator throw away the knife. Nearby are also found the killer’s hat in a magazine rack. During the attack cut himself probably the killer in his hand and the police have secured his DNA and developed a profile.

Source: Police

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