Dog DNA Profile: Murder of Leanne Tiernan

Published: March 2, 2020, 8 a.m.

#009 - The body of 16-year old school girl Leanne Tiernan was discovered on August 20, 2001. At her autopsy, valuable forensic evidence was collected from her body, including several dog hairs.

The murder of Leanne Tiernan became known as the first British murder investigation that used dog DNA profiling to catch a savage killer. How were police able to link dog hairs found on Leanne's body to her killer? We tell the complete story of the murder of Leanne Tiernan.

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