DNA evidence. It's one of the most critical developments in the history of

criminal investigations ever. Cold cases from the pre-DNA era are reviewed with new technology, new testing, new

analysis in the hopes that this newly developed science will bring new information

in a long-standing unsolved murder.

But that's not the only way DNA evidence is used in criminal cases.

According to the Innocence Project, new DNA evidence and testing has

exonerated 192 individuals wrongly convicted of crimes that DNA proved

they didn't commit.

Could this be the case of Susan Randall and the man convicted of her murder?

Not so fast. I want you to hear the whole story.

Susan Randall's story. I'm Kylie Lowe and this is Dark Down East. She just graduated high school, West High School class of 1970.

18 year old Susan Randall worked two jobs, one of them at the Holiday Inn in Manchester,

New Hampshire where she lived, and she was squirreling the money she earned to pay for her

fall semester at Chamberlain School of Design in Boston.

She dreamed of becoming a fashion designer, and with her dedication and eye for design, she was equipped to make it happen.

It was Saturday February 27th, 1971.

Susan Randall had the night off, likely a rare occasion for someone working two jobs.

Her friend Judy Jenkins invited her over to hang out at her new apartment,

and so Susie picked the perfect outfit for a

frigid New England winter night. Blue jeans, a chunky sweater, a hip-length brown

fur coat, and a brown floppy hat that perfectly accented her long dark hair.

As an aspiring fashion designer, Susie's outfits were always impeccable. With one last check of her ensemble in the

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