Episode
48 Hours: The DNA of a Killer
Overview
Police have DNA evidence in a brutal murder but can't match a killer -- so how did a public DNA database lead police to suspect a filmmaker of murder? Anne-Marie Green investigates.
Details
- Series
- 48 Hours
- Season
- Season 30
- Episode
- Episode 26
- Air date
- 2017-04-15
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
The DNA of a Killer is Episode 26 in Season 30 of 48 Hours. It aired on 2017-04-15. The runtime is 43 min.
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