"by some coincidence you refer to two cases I happen to know a little about. The voluntary DNA sample donors in the Bundy backpacker murder case would hardly be likely to include the perp, now would it? As a means of eliminating suspects that method was haphazard, slow and expensive. "

Funny, that's what a lot of average Aussies said at the time... :-)

You are in fact only supporting the case against your thesis.


"The case of the Scots policewoman "

Yeah, well hushing it up only convinces the paranoid like me that Authority is NOT to be trusted... with ANYTHING - in Aust at the moment is the 2nd woman to be sentenced to death (for decades) in the USA - a fascinating case of Police, Juridical and other corruption that had her jailed for 17 years, her children stolen from her by authorities, and her boyfriend sentenced to and executed wrongfully for the murder of 2 policemen by the guy who later on was boasting about it to other prisoners - but all the attempts to bring this up were also destroyed by the same corrupt officials - one of who used his 'success' in the case to run for higher public office...

DNA evidence would have been of no use - as all the forensic evidence was corrupted by the 'public officials' in the case anyway...



Today in the centre of Melbourne, a guy pulled out a handgun and killed one, and seriously injured two others in front of hundreds of people. He discarded the gun, and jacket after he walked away - both were found quickly.

There are strict controls of the legal possession of handguns in Oz - of course his was not legally acquired.

The Police know exactly who the guy is - he is allegedly the member of a bike gang who was himself shot some months ago at a boxing match.

An expensive DNA database is also of no assistance in a crime like this. And it would have had no 'preventative' effect either.