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Summary of The Strange Case of the ‘Time Travel’ Murder:
Imagine a real-life mystery that seems straight out of a detective novel. In 1997, a woman’s body was found in London with DNA under her fingernails suggesting she fought her attacker. The DNA matched another woman, but she had been murdered three weeks earlier! How could a dead person be a suspect? Dr. Mike Silverman, a forensic scientist, was called to solve this baffling case. Initially, they thought there might have been a mix-up in the lab, but the distinctive leopard print nail polish on the victim’s nails ruled that out. Dr. Silverman dug deeper and found both bodies had autopsies at the same mortuary. The first victim had been kept in a freezer and taken out for additional nail clippings just before the second victim arrived. The same scissors were used for both, and despite being cleaned, they transferred tiny DNA traces from the first to the second victim. This contamination caused the mix-up. Dr. Silverman’s discovery led to new protocols using disposable scissors for nail clippings, preventing such errors in the future. This case highlighted how sensitive DNA technology had become, sometimes causing unintended complications in solving crimes.
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