Citation

Allard JE. J. Forensic Sci. Soc. 1992; 32(1): 49-58.

Affiliation

Metropolitan Police Forensic Science Laboratory, London, United Kingdom.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Forensic Science Society)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1593254

Abstract

Lorraine Benson's body was found beaten and strangled at Raynes Park, Surrey, in December 1988. Considering the possibility of linked offences, a murder squad was set up to work alongside a team already investigating a rape series in the Kingston area. A man's handkerchief left at a site a quarter of a mile from the murder scene was found to be stained with blood and saliva matching that of the victim. A DNA profile was obtained from a stain of nasal mucus on this handkerchief and found to match a suspect later arrested for an attempted rape in the same locality. Also of forensic interest were dust marks made by the zips of the victim's and defendant's coats and identification of the rope used for strangulation.

Language: en