Dawn Ashworth

Dawn Ashworth was a girl killed in 1986 by Colin Pitchfork, who killed Lynda Mann three years before. DNA testing indicated the same man killed both girls and identified him as the killer.

Case
Pitchfork targeted Dawn while she walked on the footpath. She was raped and strangled, as the previous victim.

He was convicted of both murders in 1987. A man had confessed to the crimes earlier, under the coercion of police and was exonerated after the DNA results.