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| Northamptonshire 1930 'blazing car murder' breakthrough hope | Northamptonshire 1930 'blazing car murder' breakthrough hope |
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| Attempts to identify the victim of a murder 84 years ago have led scientists to find "two good prospects". | Attempts to identify the victim of a murder 84 years ago have led scientists to find "two good prospects". |
| The unknown man was burned to death in 1930 in Northamptonshire, in what became known as the "blazing car murder". His killer Alfred Rouse was later hanged. | The unknown man was burned to death in 1930 in Northamptonshire, in what became known as the "blazing car murder". His killer Alfred Rouse was later hanged. |
| Last year, the victim's DNA profile was extracted from archived evidence. | Last year, the victim's DNA profile was extracted from archived evidence. |
| University of Leicester experts have said they were hopeful in their quest to identify the victim. | University of Leicester experts have said they were hopeful in their quest to identify the victim. |
| Fifteen families have come forward to say the victim could have been a relation who had gone missing. | Fifteen families have come forward to say the victim could have been a relation who had gone missing. |
| Dr John Bond, senior lecturer in forensic science, and criminology lecturer Dr Lisa Smith have already ruled out the victim could have been 23-year-old factory worker William Briggs. | Dr John Bond, senior lecturer in forensic science, and criminology lecturer Dr Lisa Smith have already ruled out the victim could have been 23-year-old factory worker William Briggs. |
| "When it wasn't this family I thought we're never going to find it as this guy went missing over 80 years ago," said Dr Bond. | "When it wasn't this family I thought we're never going to find it as this guy went missing over 80 years ago," said Dr Bond. |
| "But when you get all these families coming forward who have seen it on the television and have thought that could be our missing relative, I am reasonably hopeful. | "But when you get all these families coming forward who have seen it on the television and have thought that could be our missing relative, I am reasonably hopeful. |
| "We have two good prospects." | "We have two good prospects." |
| The lecturers are trying to discover the mystery victim's identity by profiling the circumstances of a person's disappearance and then taking cheek swabs from suspected descendants, to confirm the DNA link. | The lecturers are trying to discover the mystery victim's identity by profiling the circumstances of a person's disappearance and then taking cheek swabs from suspected descendants, to confirm the DNA link. |
| Dr Bond said: "It's now simply a case of getting a swab from the relatives, profiled and a comparison made." | Dr Bond said: "It's now simply a case of getting a swab from the relatives, profiled and a comparison made." |
| The team said "philanderer" Rouse maintained he did not know the name of his victim as he went to the gallows at Bedford Jail. | The team said "philanderer" Rouse maintained he did not know the name of his victim as he went to the gallows at Bedford Jail. |
| He hit the man over the head with a wooden mallet, placed his body in his car and set it alight in the village of Hardingstone. |