INVESTIGATION: Could DNA advances overturn one of Britain's most famous murder cases?

In 1996, mother and daughter Lin and Megan Russell were brutally murdered in a picturesque village in Kent. It was a case that shocked 90s Britain, and after a year of searching for the killer, a man called Michael Stone was convicted for their murders. But nearly three decades later, he remains in prison, protesting his innocence. So did he really do it? New advancements in DNA testing may yet reopen the case, in a story which could become one of the UK’s biggest ever miscarriages of justice.

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Guests:

• Emily Dugan, special correspondent, The Sunday Times. • Mark McDonald, Michael Stone’s barrister. • Jim Fraser, forensic scientist who originally worked on the case. • Barbara Stone, Michael Stone’s sister.

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Harry Stott.

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Read more: Who killed Lin and Megan Russell? DNA advances may end doubt

Further listening: Seventeen Years - The Andrew Malkinson story

Clips: BBC.

Photo: Shaun Russell.

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