this is the park. yeah, but first i ve got to go hide it somewhere else. the state s forensic people introduced evidence about sheryl s slashed tire, a tool mark expert said the bayonet recovered on blood mountain in georgia was an exact match to the sharp object that caused the puncture in florida. but the say good night evidence was the dna evidence. joellen brown spent two years testing more than 250 pieces of evidence in the case. brown told the jury she was able to match sheryl dunlap s dna to blood on two of hilton s sleeping bags and on the shoe louis r laces of his hiking boots. the major donor matches sheryl dunlap. jennifer portman was in court every day. so how good or bad is the forensic evidence against gary hilton? when the prosecutor present ared the da evidence and the sleeping bag with sheryl dunlap s blood on it and gary
its case was brief. lead attorney inez super-called only one witness. an expert on tool mark identification who testified by video p tape, arguing that the bayonet in evidence, could not in her opinion be determined to have been what was used to slash the victim s tire. subjective. it s based on the individual examiner s training and experience. the defense was trying to impeach the testimony of the state s expert who said hilton s bayonet had slashed sheryl dunlap s tire, and that was it for the defense. gary hilton declined to take the stand. do you wish to testify? no. one in 63 million in her closing argument, the prosecutor reminded the jury of those big number dna matches. what are the odds that somebody else s dna is on that sleeping bag other than sheryl dunlap s? 1 in 11 trillion caucasians.
a hushed courtroom listened to the monolog. this is the park. yeah, but first i ve got to go hide it somewhere else. the state s forensic people introduced evidence about sheryl s slashed tire, a tool mark expert said the bayonet recovered on blood mountain in georgia was an exact match to the sharp object that caused the puncture in florida. but the say good night evidence was the dna evidence. joellen brown spent two years testing more than 250 pieces of evidence in the case. brown told the jury she was able to match sheryl dunlap s dna to blood on two of hilton s sleeping bags and on the shoe louis r laces of his hiking boots. the major donor matches sheryl dunlap. jennifer portman was in court every day. so how good or bad is the forensic evidence against gary hilton?
it sounded as though he was confessing to the dog. i killed her. a hushed courtroom listened to hilton s monologue. this is the park. yeah, but first i ve got to go hide it somewhere else. the state s forensic people introduced evidence about cheryl s slashed tire. a tool mark expert said the bayonet recovered on blood mountain in georgia was an exact match to the sharp object that caused the puncture in florida. but the say good night evidence was the dna evidence. genetic expert joellen brown spent more than two years testing more than 250 pieces of evidence in the case. brown told the jury she was able to match cheryl dunlap s dna to blood on two of hilton s sleeping bags and on the slhoe laces of his hiking boots. the major donor matches cheryl dunlap.
now the defense, holding a very poor hand, would have to fight for gary hilton s life. its case was brief. lead attorney inez super-called only one witness. an expert on tool mark identification who testified by video p tape, arguing that the bayonet in evidence, could not in her opinion be determined to have been what was used to slash the victim s tire. subjective. it s based on the individual examiner s training and experience. the defense was trying to impeach the testimony of the state s expert who said hilton s bayonet had slashed sheryl dunlap s tire, and that was it for the defense. gary hilton declined to take the stand. do you wish to testify? no. one in 63 million in her closing argument, the prosecutor reminded the jury of those big number dna matches. what are the odds that somebody else s dna is on that sleeping bag other than sheryl dunlap s? 1 in 11 trillion caucasians.