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HOW TO

CATCH A

KILLER

Today, getting away with murder in Australia

is a lot harder than it used to be. We look at

the technology that’s helping police uncover

a whole new generation of clues.

STORY BY FIONA MACDONALD PHOTOGRAPHY BY NICK CUBBIN

Head work. Dr Jodie Ward

from the specialist DNA

laboratory and NSW Health

Pathology’s Forensic and

Analytical Science Service

(FASS) examines a skull from a

set of unidentifi ed remains.

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