Talk about a long-lasting piece of gum. <\/p>\n
A 60-year-old British man was convicted of manslaughter in March after investigators pulled traces of his DNA from a 36-year-old piece of gum left behind at the crime scene and a letter he later sent in an attempt to deflect blame. <\/p>\n
Osmond Bell was sentenced to 12 years in prison on March 22 for the 1981 murder of Nova Welsh, an ex-lover of Bells with whom he had two children. The jury acquitted Bell of the more serious murder charge after the six-week trial. <\/p>\n
Welsh was 24 and dating a new boyfriend when a jealous Bell used forced on her neck, which in fact killed her, Judge Patrick Thomas said, according to The Sun. <\/p>\n
Bell then stuffed Welshs body in a cabinet. But his crucial mistake was leaving behind a piece of gum, which was used to seal the cupboards lock. <\/p>\n
Having killed her, you concealed her body, doing nothing to assuage the pain and grief of your own children, Thomas said. <\/p>\n
Bell was first arrested in 1981; however, he was eventually let go due to a lack of evidence. But advances in technology provided the proof needed to bring him to justice. <\/p>\n
The family can now have closure knowing the person who took Novas life has been brought to justice, Novas mom, Lorna Welsh, told the BBC. <\/p>\n
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