When was DNA Fingerprinting First Used as a Forensic Application

Question

When was DNA fingerprinting first used as a forensic application in a court of law?
A) 1987
B) 1988
C) 1989
D) 1990
E) 1991

Accepted Answer

DNA fingerprinting was first used as a forensic application in a court of law in 1988 in England, in a case involving the rape and murder of two young girls.