Police expect a 'protracted process' in the hunt for the killer of Teresa De Simone (From Daily Echo)
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Police expect a 'protracted process' in the hunt for the killer of Teresa De Simone
4:34pm Tuesday 24th March 2009 in News
Police expect a 'protracted process' in the hunt for the killer of Teresa De Simone
DETECTIVES hunting the killer who murdered a woman 30 years ago said today they have started eliminating people from the inquiry - days after the man wrongly imprisoned for the crime walked free.
Sean Hodgson spent 27 years in jail for the murder of Teresa De Simone, 22, in Southampton in 1979 until new DNA evidence proved he was not the person who raped and strangled her.
Detective Chief Inspector Phil McTavish, who is leading the investigation, said it was going to be a protracted process to try to catch the real killer.
''To date, the DNA profile has not been matched on the national DNA database,'' he said.
''The profile is such that it permits us to be able to eliminate people against it.
''This process is being undertaken as a matter of course and does not infer that one individual is considered a suspect.
''All persons screened to date have been eliminated against the DNA profile,'' he said.
For the full story on the police investigation see tomorrow’s Daily Echo.
Comments(6)
Bright Spark
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6:51pm Tue 24 Mar 09
Lets hope that they get the right persons this time.
Big Boy
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4:54am Wed 25 Mar 09
Bright Spark
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5:00am Wed 25 Mar 09
Big Boy wrote:We would have the PC brigade saying that would be an infringement of human rights.
Could this be a reason for a DNA database of all UK residents & visitors?
hulla baloo
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7:22am Wed 25 Mar 09
Bright Spark wrote:Quite rightly so.
Big Boy wrote: Could this be a reason for a DNA database of all UK residents & visitors?We would have the PC brigade saying that would be an infringement of human rights.
There is no need for a DNA data base of innocent,law abiding people.
notableedingheart
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12:11am Sat 28 Mar 09
Wordsfailme wrote:Protracted cos this con told porkies 27 years ago by confessing to the murderm to a priest, to police and to the lower courts. You might say this guy has provided the real murderer with 27 more years to murder again.
Well of course it's going to be a "protracted process" If they couldn't catch the correct person more than 27 years ago, what hope have they now. I think they're relying too heavily on the wonders of DNA!
I hope the Police consider charging this guy for perverting the course of justice, obstructing a serious crime, causing huge distress to the family of the murder victim etc.
I hope the do-gooders and the pc brigade do not attempt to give this con compensation given his behaviours.
Wordsfailme says...
6:33pm Tue 24 Mar 09