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gators had to rely on cutting edge forensics to identify Karen and her killer. This involved using mitochondrial DNA, which was in its infancy at the time.
Veteran forensic scientist Angela Gallop, who worked on the case, said Karen was known to “nobody” and there were no dental records or DNA from her family to compare with.
Instead, they had to rely on her hairs, which were sent to a laboratory for testing in America.
Through this process, scientists were able to conclude the hairs belonged to a girl. But despite all this, her identity remained a mystery.