King Richard III—case closed after 529 years: DNA and genealogical study confirms identity of remains
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 11:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
An international research team led by Dr Turi King from the University of Leicester Department of Genetics provides overwhelming evidence that the skeleton discovered under a car park in Leicester indeed represents the remains of King Richard III, thereby closing what is probably the oldest forensic case solved to date.