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Colin Pitchfork

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Colin Pitchfork (born 23 March 1960) is an English child-murderer and child-rapist. He was the first person convicted of rape and murder using DNA profiling after he murdered two girls in neighbouring Leicestershire villages: Lynda Mann in Narborough in November 1983 and Dawn Ashworth in Enderby in July 1986. He was arrested on 19 September 1987 and sentenced to life imprisonment on 22 January 1988 after pleading guilty to both murders. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Colin Pitchfork has received more than 1,963,513 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Colin Pitchfork is the 270th most popular extremist (down from 226th in 2019), the 6,949th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,267th in 2019) and the 19th most popular British Extremist.

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  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Colin Pitchfork ranks 270 out of 283. Before him are Mohammed Bijeh, Khader Adnan, Hamza al-Ghamdi, Amy Fisher, Waleed al-Shehri, and Hakimullah Mehsud. After him are Beverley Allitt, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Atefeh Sahaaleh, Ajmal Kasab, Monster of Florence, and Tommy Robinson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Colin Pitchfork ranks 789. Before him are Youth, Glynis Nunn, Gary Gillespie, Kevin Shirley, Mark Sanford, and Linda Fratianne. After him are Roger Marshall, Alexi Grewal, Matt K. Miller, Akinobu Osako, Kurt Busiek, and Lisa Martin.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Colin Pitchfork ranks 6,949 out of 8,785. Before him are Japhet Tanganga (1999), Shane Meadows (1972), Tom Cullen (1985), Clodagh Rodgers (1947), Robert Kazinsky (1983), and Eliza Bennett (1992). After him are Raich Carter (1913), Erin Richards (1986), Fionn Whitehead (1997), Phoebe Dynevor (1995), Tom Boyd (1965), and Darren Bent (1984).

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Among EXTREMISTS In United Kingdom

Among extremists born in United Kingdom, Colin Pitchfork ranks 19. Before him are John Bodkin Adams (1899), Jonathan Wild (1683), Dick Turpin (1705), John Christie (1899), Howard Marks (1945), and Stuart Christie (1946). After him are Beverley Allitt (1968), Tommy Robinson (1982), and Lucy Letby (1990).

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