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Wikipedia: Colin Pitchfork

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The encyclopedia article on Colin Pitchfork, the first person convicted of murder using DNA profiling, in 1988.

Facts
Assessment
Reliability Tier
3
General encyclopedia: useful for uncontested factual detail, not a primary or scholarly source.
Citation
URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Pitchfork
Source Type
Encyclopedia
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Claims Backed By This Source (13 claims)

This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 1 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Landmark Cases, 9 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 connected, 2 general references.
  • Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.

Well-attested

9

Landmark Cases

Holds

1

Landmark Cases

Connected

1

Landmark Cases

General References

2

Landmark Cases

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