Levi Bellfield to have DNA test in connection with Lin and Megan Russell murders
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Key context: <p>Exclusive: CCRC will test serial killer as part of inquiry into whether Michael Stone was wrongly convicted of 1996 murders</p><p>The serial killer Levi Bellfield will have his DNA taken in an attempt to establish if he murdered Lin and Megan Russell in 1996.</p><p>Michael Stone has protested his innocence since his <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/oct/05/audreygillan.nickhopkins">conviction</a> in 1998 for the killing of Lin, 45, and her daughter, six-year-old Megan, as well as a vicious attack on Megan’s sister Josie, nine, who survived.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jul/11/levi-bellfield-to-have-dna-test-in-connection-with-lin-and-megan-russell-murders">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Exclusive: CCRC will test serial killer as part of inquiry into whether Michael Stone was wrongly convicted of 1996 murdersThe serial killer Levi Bellfield will have his DNA taken in an attempt to establish if he murdered Lin and Megan Russell in 1996.Michael Stone has protested his innocence since his conviction in 1998 for the killing of Lin, 45, and her daughter, six-year-old Megan, as well as a vicious attack on Megan’s sister Josie, nine, who survived. Continue reading...
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