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Code of a Killer
DramaCrimeMystery
Based on the extraordinary true story of Alec Jeffreys' discovery of DNA fingerprinting and its first use by Detective Chief Superintendent David Baker in catching a double murderer.
Apr 6, 20151 seasons2 episodesEndedEN
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Episodes
1–2 of 2
Ep 1Episode 1
Apr 6, 2015
90m
David Threlfall takes the role of David Baker who between 1983 and 1987 headed up the investigation into the brutal murders of two Leicestershire schoolgirls, Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth.
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Ep 2Episode 2
Apr 13, 2015
90m
With plenty of publicity, the local teenager is released and the world is introduced to DNA fingerprinting for the first time. In the villages of Narborough and Enderby there is a complete sense of fear that a murderer is living amongst them.
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ITV1
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