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Unknown DNA: from an unrelated source, an accomplice, or the true murderer? A lot more questions are left unanswered than answered, and the guilty verdict has not answered them. Other investigators, authors and Hennis supporters will certainly step in to answer them as best they can.

And here is another thread on the case from a board which discusses things military. One correspondent has a theory that Patrick Cone is the real murderer! Whoa...

http://s1.zetaboards.com/Liestoppers_meeting/topic/3109290/1/

http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/04/10/430693/military-jury-to-sentence-hennis.html

I was googling around to see if DNA evidence was as infallible as fingerprint evidence or if it could be wrong. Apparently it can be wrong if samples are improperly collected, stored or tested. Here are some results: # News feature: Crime and punishment - Nature Medicine by A Opar - 2006 29 Sep...

Two DNAs?

Yes, the guilty verdict still leaves unanswered questions like the ones listed above. When more questions remain unanswered than answered, it's not a good sign. Some people will remain uneasy, speculate on alternate theories and always question whether Hennis was guilty. The case will never be...

Now that's interesting! I wonder what sort of DNA sample it was. If it was, say, saliva, then it could have come from anywhere. But if it was something that could be linked to the crime then it might be grounds for appeal. There has been speculation as to whether the judge has conducted the...

Er, what do you think is manure - Hennis case or OJ case?

Yeah, they never put forward a convincing motive, did they? I always had the impression that the murders were committed by one of those sick, perverted "Jack the Ripper" types but there was never any evidence to suggest Hennis fitted this profile in any way, or was mentally or psychologically...

That's okay, I thought it was something like that. I also have to live with the thought that I may have set a guilty person free last year to commit more crimes and will find it out for certain someday. But at the time we decided the prosecution hadn't proved its case beyond reasonable doubt...

I think it was a jolly stupid idea for the defence to allege that Hennis was having an affair with Eastburn - I don't think that went down well with the jury! When I read they were forwarding that argument, I had an immediate feeling the verdict would go against Hennis. They should have hammered...

Sorry, I thought I made it clear I was talking about the FIRST jury, not the second. Maybe I didn't make it clear enough.

If I remember the book correctly there were three jurors who were in favour of "not guilty" but were pressured by the majority who were in favour of guilty and what's more, wanted to wrap it up quickly so they could go off and do other things. It was also the 4 July holiday, putting additional...

Here's a link to closing arguments, including a counter argument from defence that the DNA could have come from Hennis and Eastburn having an affair. I suppose it's possible, but it's really a dangerous thing to say, isn't it? I can imagine how Gary Eastburn would feel about that, and the jury...

I've only read and seen Innocent Victims, and there is no other publication on the case for comparison. As presented by Whisnant, the evidence against Hennis was very weak and depended on whether Patrick Cone had identified "the walker" correctly." Does the DNA make the case any stronger? Or is...

I think I see what you're getting at. The prosecution is plugging for unpremeditated murder to get a higher chance of scoring a conviction because it requires only a majority verdict while first degree murder requires a unanimous verdict. It won't be as satisfying as conviction in the first...

In other words, decide that the prosecution hasn't proved its case beyond reasonable doubt (even though you think the defendant probably did it). All the more reason to keep your fingers crossed and hope you don't make it to a jury. I am in no hurry to serve on a jury again. This DNA evidence...

Precisely! Mrs Eastburn received threatening phone calls just before she was murdered and I don't think that's coincidence. But no evidence has ever been produced linking them to Hennis. For that matter, did the police investigate them (phone records, etc)?

The Defence rests its case and deliberations could begin Wednesday. Read about it here: http://www.fayobserver.com/Articles/2010/04/06/989120 The defence has rejected the prosecutors' option of the lesser charge of unpremeditated murder to the jury. Interestingly, the judge is keeping that...