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The Two-Year-Old Witness: The DNA Failure and the Search for the Green Chain Killer A Chronicle of Institutional Error, Scientific Redemption, and an Unforgivable Price The definitive book on the case that changed forensic science forever, written by Hanson McCaughty. On a summer morning in 1992, two-year-old Alex Nickell was found clinging to the body of his savagely murdered mother, Rachel, on Wimbledon Common. He was the sole witness to a crime that shocked Britain, a crime that was officially solved, but never truly closed. This is the harrowing account of how a single, flawed step in the early days of DNA testing led to a catastrophic failure of justice, allowing a serial predator to walk free and strike again. The Two-Year-Old Witness is not a simple retelling of a murder; it is a critical, forensic examination of human and institutional failure, detailing the chilling consequence of a decade-long scientific error: * The DNA Failure: Expose the truth behind the flawed Low Copy Number (LCN) DNA technique that misread the evidence, ensuring the killer remained protected and allowing him to commit the subsequent, unspeakable murders of Samantha and Jazmine Bissett. * The Psychological Stain: Uncover the ethical disaster of Project Edzell, the morally dubious police sting operation designed to trick an innocent man, Colin Stagg, into confessing, a travesty of justice that damaged his life forever. * The Scientific Triumph: Follow the pioneering forensic scientists who refused to let the file close. Witness the DNA Revolution as they returned to the original samples, amplified the invisible evidence, and used irrefutable science to finally forge the chain connecting the monster, Robert Napper, to his horrific crimes. This book is a mandatory read for anyone interested in true crime, forensic psychology, and the price of legal negligence. It is a sombre, necessary chronicle of justice delayed, a testament to the devastating cost of a single error, and the ultimate, profound resilience of the survivors. The greatest victim in this case was not just the woman who died, but the system of justice that failed her son and those who died in the years that followed

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