DNA profiling was developed in 1984 by British geneticist Sir Alec Jeffreys, and first used in forensic science to convict Colin Pitchfork in the 1988 Enderby murders case.
DNA-profiler blev udviklet i 1984 af den britiske genetiker Sir Alec Jeffreys og brugt første gang inden for kriminalteknik til at dømme Colin Pitchfork i Enderby-mordene i 1988.