Want to Get Away With Murder? Use a Special Detergent

Gotta get rid of that evidence, you know?

By Boonsri Dickinson
Nov 6, 2008 10:37 PMMay 19, 2020 5:23 AM
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Murderers desperate to get rid of evidence might want to consider using bleach to wash away stains. But not just any bleach will do. When old-school chlorine-based bleach is splashed all over blood-stained clothing, even if the clothes are washed ten times, DNA is still detected.

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