DNA from cigarette butt solves 20-year-old murder of Jennifer Kiely

independent.co.uk

A 20-year-old cold case murder has been solved using DNA from a cigarette butt, identifying Keith Dowbekin as the suspect in Jennifer Kiely's 2005 death. Dowbekin, who died in 2014, was linked to the stabbing and arson through DNA found at the scene and on the victim, with familial DNA analysis in 2018 proving crucial. Dowbekin had prior arrests for rape, but these were not linked to the murder investigation at the time due to outdated DNA database protocols.


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