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DNA hope over 25-year-old murder DNA hope over 25-year-old murder
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A DNA profile could help catch a killer 25 years after he dumped a schoolgirl's body in a Nottinghamshire field.A DNA profile could help catch a killer 25 years after he dumped a schoolgirl's body in a Nottinghamshire field.
Colette Aram, 16, was abducted as she walked to her boyfriend's house in Keyworth late on 30 October 1983.Colette Aram, 16, was abducted as she walked to her boyfriend's house in Keyworth late on 30 October 1983.
The profile was recovered when items from the investigation were re-examined using new forensic techniques. The DNA profile was recovered when items from the inquiry were re-examined using new forensic techniques.
Launching a publicity campaign which will see leaflets go to 15,000 homes, police said any new suspects would be compared to the profile.Launching a publicity campaign which will see leaflets go to 15,000 homes, police said any new suspects would be compared to the profile.
Hundreds of officers worked on the case after the teenager's body was found in a field just over a mile from where she disappeared. She had been raped and strangled.Hundreds of officers worked on the case after the teenager's body was found in a field just over a mile from where she disappeared. She had been raped and strangled.
Crimewatch caseCrimewatch case
The inquiry turned up several sightings of a man, who was described as white, aged 25 to 35, 5ft 7ins to 5ft 10ins tall, with dark wavy hair, a broad nose and of medium build.The inquiry turned up several sightings of a man, who was described as white, aged 25 to 35, 5ft 7ins to 5ft 10ins tall, with dark wavy hair, a broad nose and of medium build.
He was seen in the hours before and after Colette disappeared, often driving a stolen red Ford Fiesta. He was seen in the hours before and after Colette disappeared, driving a stolen red Ford Fiesta.
DNA profiles can now be obtained from tiny residues In particular, the suspect drank a pint-and-a-half of orange juice and lemonade in the Generous Britain pub in Costock immediately after what is believed to have been the time of the murder. DNA profiles can now be obtained from tiny residues
But despite this, no one was caught. The suspect was seem drinking a orange juice and lemonade in the Generous Britain pub in Costock immediately shortly after Colette is thought to have been murdered.
The case was never closed but gained new impetus in 2004 when featured in the 20th anniversary programme of Crimewatch. The killer has never been caught, but the case was not closed and gained new impetus in 2004 when it was featured in the 20th anniversary programme of Crimewatch.
Since the DNA profile was recovered last year, police have used it to eliminate 800 suspects and believe it could still be crucial.Since the DNA profile was recovered last year, police have used it to eliminate 800 suspects and believe it could still be crucial.
'Simple process''Simple process'
Det Supt Kevin Flint, who is leading the new investigation, said: "We continue to look at forensic opportunities and we have now got a DNA profile. That is a massive leap forward.Det Supt Kevin Flint, who is leading the new investigation, said: "We continue to look at forensic opportunities and we have now got a DNA profile. That is a massive leap forward.
"We have been able to eliminate many people who were of interest over the years but I now need the public's help."We have been able to eliminate many people who were of interest over the years but I now need the public's help.
"People will have suspicions but we have not had the right name. My experience is that many people will not give information unless the police knock on the door."People will have suspicions but we have not had the right name. My experience is that many people will not give information unless the police knock on the door.
"I want the public to see this publicity as the police knocking on their door."I want the public to see this publicity as the police knocking on their door.
"We can eliminate people via a simple process of providing their DNA on a swab.""We can eliminate people via a simple process of providing their DNA on a swab."
Since it was developed in the 1980s, DNA profiling has been improved so it can use smaller and smaller samples. Mr Flint added that "the whole of Keyworth was hit by this tragedy".
It has been used to catch several murderers, such as Tony Jasinskyj and Ronald Castree, who were only identified many years after the original crime. "I want to ask the public to listen to the account of Colette's family.
"For this to happen is a parent's worst fear - for your daughter to leave home to walk a short distance and never return and be found murdered in a fieldm you can never imagine the impact that has had on Colette's family and friends."