the physical characteristics of the dye and the hairs themselves were consistent with hairs collected from ginger hayes. >> the hairs recovered from the tire rim exhibited the same microscopic characteristics as the known head hair samples coming from the victim. >> during police questioning, investigators noticed some dark brown stains on edwards' shoes and clothing. those stains were blood, and the dna profile of that blood was compared to the blood found on the tire at the crime scene. the results left no doubt. >> certainly, the presence of the victim's blood on the subject's clothing is suggestive of certainly an interaction between these two individuals. >> semen recovered from the rape kit provided the final proof. dna testing showed it was from andre edwards.