DNA – helping crack crime for 30 years

30 years ago today (Sept 10) the DNA code was cracked in a Leicestershire laboratory and, with it, realisation we are all genetically unique. The discovery was a revolutionary milestone in modern day policing and the wider justice system...and a very bad day for criminals! 

Countless cases have since been solved thanks to irrefutable DNA evidence, including some high-profile murder investigations in the West Midlands. We take a look back at some of the landmark cases and speak to the force'