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Colin Pitchfork

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Colin Pitchfork (born 23 March 1960) is an English child-murderer and child-rapist. He was the first person convicted of rape and murder using DNA profiling after he murdered two girls in neighbouring Leicestershire villages: Lynda Mann in Narborough in November 1983 and Dawn Ashworth in Enderby in July 1986. He was arrested on 19 September 1987 and sentenced to life imprisonment on 22 January 1988 after pleading guilty to both murders. The sentencing judge gave him a 30-year minimum term (reduced to 28 years on appeal). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Colin Pitchfork is the 276th most popular extremist (down from 273rd in 2024), the 6,771st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,948th in 2019) and the 20th most popular British Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Colin Pitchfork ranks 276 out of 283. Before him are Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Moses Sithole, Wail al-Shehri, Atefeh Sahaaleh, Aliaskhab Kebekov, and James Holmes. After him are Mohand al-Shehri, Baitullah Mehsud, Nawaf al-Hazmi, Seung-Hui Cho, Hamza al-Ghamdi, and Satam al-Suqami.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Colin Pitchfork ranks 746. Before him are Marty Jannetty, William A. Dembski, Bob Mould, Enex Jean-Charles, Akinobu Osako, and Latifa Ibn Ziaten. After him are Urszula Kielan, Glenn Anderson, Bernard Rose, Elena Valenciano, Francesco Romano, and Mark Dindal.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Colin Pitchfork ranks 6,773 out of 8,785. Before him are Miles Millar (1967), Alex Greenwood (1993), Jonathan Miller (1934), Mark Bunn (1984), Jenny Saville (1970), and Matthew Lowton (1989). After him are Andrew Triggs Hodge (1979), Tom Pidcock (1999), Mark Clattenburg (1975), Charlie George (1950), Jamie Waylett (1989), and Armando Iannucci (1963).

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Among EXTREMISTS In United Kingdom

Among extremists born in United Kingdom, Colin Pitchfork ranks 20. Before him are Dick Turpin (1705), Mary Ann Cotton (1832), Tommy Robinson (1982), John Bodkin Adams (1899), Howard Marks (1945), and Stuart Christie (1946). After him are Beverley Allitt (1968), Samantha Lewthwaite (1983), Elliot Rodger (1991), and Lucy Letby (1990).

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