The Release of Colin Pitchfork

This week H. N. Lloyd and Kristof Britton discuss the case of Colin Pitchfork. The double rapist and murderer who was controversially released from prison this week after being incarcerated for 33 years. This is a seminal case in criminal history as Pitchfork was the first man to be caught thanks to DNA evidence and therefore the case revolutionised forensic science and murder investigation for evermore. It’s a fascinating episode that examines how thanks to Pitchfork’s duplicity DNA evidence was almost seen as a failed experiment, and a discussion about his very controversial release from prison.