selection, alison motta says to us and to two local tv stations, we have dna tests that prove that our guy was not at the hunter-sherman scene. alison motta spoke with wowt-tv via skype. their physical evidence and their dna evidence establishes undeniably, unmistakably, and without doubt, those murders were committed by two people and not anthony garcia. the claim was based on what the mottas believed to be a potential match between some unidentified dna found on shirlee sherman s bandana and some dna taken from a suspect in another case. they are taking alleles from dna, bits and pieces, and coming up with a theory that never made it to trial, but she throws it
we have dna tests that prove that our guy was not at the hunter-sherman scene. reporter: alison motta spoke with wowt-tv via skype. their physical evidence and their dna evidence establishes undeniably, unmistakably and without doubt that the murders were committed by two people and not anthony garcia. reporter: the claim was based on what the mottas believed to be a potential match between some unidentified dna found on shirlee sherman s bandana and some dna taken from a suspect in another case. they are taking alleles from dna, bits and pieces, and coming up with a theory that never made it to trial, but she throws it out there on the eve of trial, and prosecutors are incensed, and it really chapped the judge. reporter: the judge took it
garcia lost a lot of weight and bob motta says his client s mental health deteriorated. the fact that he was in solitary confinement for 3 years, 23 hours a day, you know, mentally, no one can withstand that. reporter: prosecutors who were also concerned about garcia s mental state asked the judge to order a lengthy psychiatric evaluation. in the end garcia was found competent to stand trial, and a date was set for april 2016. then this story took a most unexpected turn. thursday or friday before that monday start of jury selection, alison motta says to us and to two local tv stations, we have dna tests that prove that our guy was not at the hunter-sherman scene. reporter: alison motta spoke with wowt-tv via skype. their physical evidence and
we have dna tests that prove that our guy was not at the hunter-sherman scene. reporter: alison motta spoke with wowt-tv via skype. their physical evidence and their dna evidence establishes undeniably, unmistakably and without doubt that the murders were committed by two people and not anthony garcia. reporter: the claim was based on what the mottas believed to be a potential match between some unidentified dna found on shirlee sherman s bandana and some dna taken from a suspect in another case. they are taking alleles from dna, bits and pieces, and coming up with a theory that never made it to trial, but she throws it out there on the eve of trial, and prosecutors are incensed, and it really chapped the judge. reporter: the judge took it
we have dna tests that prove that our guy was not at the hunter-sherman scene. reporter: alison motta spoke with wowt-tv via skype. their physical evidence and their dna evidence establishes undeniably, unmistakably and without doubt that the murders were committed by two people and not anthony garcia. reporter: the claim was based on what the mottas believed to be a potential match between some unidentified dna found on shirlee sherman s bandana and some dna taken from a suspect in another case. they are taking alleles from dna, bits and pieces, and coming up with a theory that never made it to trial, but she throws it out there on the eve of trial, and prosecutors are incensed, and it really chapped the judge.