DNA unknown when Maria James was killed

By Gus McCubbing
Updated September 17 2021 - 5:20pm, first published 5:17pm
Melbourne woman Maria James was stabbed 68 times at her Thornbury home in June 1980.
Melbourne woman Maria James was stabbed 68 times at her Thornbury home in June 1980.

Police had never heard of DNA analysis when Melbourne woman Maria James was murdered, an inquest has been told.

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