The bulldog and the helix : DNA and the pursuit of justice in a frontier town

Morrow, Shayne 1953- (author.). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm), (distributor.).

Summary: Morrow traces the role of DNA evidence in two groundbreaking murder cases involving young girls killed two decades apart in the same town. In 1977, the industrial town of Port Alberni was shaken by the brutal murder of twelve-year-old Carolyn Lee, who had been abducted while walking home from her dance class. In 1996, the town was devastated again when eleven-year-old Jessica States disappeared while chasing foul balls at a local fast-pitch game, her lifeless body later found beaten in the woods. At the time of States's murder, Shayne Morrow was working as a reporter for the Alberni Valley Times. His interest in forensic science led him to cover the States case and relate it back to the Lee case, which had gone unsolved for years. Emerging DNA technology in the mid-1990s led to a renewed interest in the Lee case and ultimately to the conviction of her killer, Gurmit Singh Dhillon, in 1998. The technological mechanisms put in place during that case would lay the groundwork for the capture of States's killer, Roderick Patten, a year later.

Record details

ISBN: 9781772032475
ISBN: 9781772032505
ISBN: 1772032506
Physical Description: remote
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1 electronic text (209 pages) : illustrations, map
Publisher: Victoria [British Columbia] : Heritage, [2019]
Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2019.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index. Issued as part of the desLibris books collection.
Formatted Contents Note:	Step back in time -- Enter the bulldog -- Canada enters the DNA age -- Slow progress in Boomtown -- The law catches up with science -- Echoes of a nightmare -- A double landmark -- Landmark trial moves forward -- Suspect on ice -- Boy tried as man.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Also available in print version.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.