Rachel Nickell murder: How DNA evidence in toddler's hair solved 15-year cold case
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Emma Mackenzie
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Summary
The article recounts the 1992 murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common, witnessed by her toddler son Alex. It details the flawed police investigation that wrongly focused on Colin Stagg, and how forensic expert Dr. Angela Gallop later discovered a crucial DNA clue in Alex's hair that led to the real killer, Robert Napper, being identified after 15 years. The case is being revisited in a new Netflix documentary.
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For 15 years, the wrong man had been under suspicion while the real killer walked free.
It was a tiny clue that had been overlooked for years, but it would ultimately crack the case wide open.
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