PFSA DNA database: A tool to hunt the serial offenders

Anjum, Muhammad Sohail; Sabiq, Ahmad; Siddique, Nasir; Ahmad, Qazi Laeeque; Amjad, Muhammad; Tahir, Mohammad Ashraf

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.111061

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“…Since the United Kingdom launched the first national DNA database in 1995, national DNA databases continue to be added in many countries including Brazil [ 70 , 71 ], India [ 72 ], Pakistan [ 73 , 74 ], Portugal [ 75 ], and Serbia [ 76 ]. A survey of 15 Latin American countries found that 13 of them had some kind of DNA database [ 77 ].…”

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Recent advances in forensic biology and forensic DNA typing: INTERPOL review 2019–2022

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Forensic Science International: Synergy

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“…Geographic profiling is a crime investigation tool that analyses the locations of a connected series of crimes to predict the most likely area of the criminal"s residence [10][11][12] . According to Felson and Cohen, geographic profiling relies mainly on environmental criminology, more specifically on routine activity theory and crime pattern theory 8 .…”

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“…The police were unable to apprehend any suspect, so the case remained unsolved. However, the DNA profile was maintained in the PFSA DNA database 11 .…”

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Finding Needle in the Haystack: “Kasur’s Bogeyman” Brought to Justice by Geographic Profiling and Mass DNA Screening

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This article describes the application of the concept of geographic profiling in hunting a serial child rapist in Kasur, Pakistan. It also discusses, how DNA became the prime witness against the serial rapist in the court of law. In January 2018, the blind rape and murder case of Zainab Amin hit the headlines. Following autopsy and the subsequent forensic examination, the only piece of evidence, the agencies had, was the DNA profile of the perpetrator and the information that the source of DNA profile is a serial child rapist, involved in at least seven more cases. The analysis of all crime sites and the distance between them strongly suggested that the offender most likely was a local resident. Mass DNA screening in the target region was conducted by CSI teams of Punjab forensic science agency. The DNA matched with suspect number 814 who later confessed all his crimes. In Polygraph examination, the offender revealed his modus operandi which was in line with the hypotheses made during the geographic profiling of the crime scenes. Thus, geographic profiling proved to be a very useful investigative tool in predicting the probable location of the criminal involved in a series of crimes.

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PFSA DNA database: A tool to hunt the serial offenders

Cited by 2 publications

References 33 publications

Recent advances in forensic biology and forensic DNA typing: INTERPOL review 2019–2022

Recent advances in forensic biology and forensic DNA typing: INTERPOL review 2019–2022

Finding Needle in the Haystack: “Kasur’s Bogeyman” Brought to Justice by Geographic Profiling and Mass DNA Screening

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