Nila Aella
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Once the DNA recovered from the sheath was tested against Kohberger's cheek swab, the profile findings were said to be "at least 5.37 octillion times more likely to be seen if Defendant is the source than if an unrelated individual randomly selected from the population is the source," according to information in the motion for protective order filed June 16.
“Those numbers are not like the force of gravity or E=MC2, they’re calculations that give us some idea of the weight of the match, the confidence, but this is a very strong match," said DNA expert and Boise State professor Dr. Greg Hampikian.
Hampikian is not affiliated with the case and only knows what the public does. He says DNA can tell us a lot, but not always the full story.
“Did he touch this?
Did somebody else touch it with his DNA on their hand?
Did he touch it a long time ago?
Was there a mix-up in the laboratory or by the police?
Did somebody plant it?" Hampikian said, offering hypothetical situations of how DNA can show up in places.
"All of that, DNA tells us nothing about."
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Once the DNA recovered from the sheath was tested against Kohberger's cheek swab, the profile findings were said to be "at least 5.37 octillion times more likely to be seen if Defendant is the source than if an unrelated individual randomly selected from the population is the source," according to information in the motion for protective order filed June 16.
“Those numbers are not like the force of gravity or E=MC2, they’re calculations that give us some idea of the weight of the match, the confidence, but this is a very strong match," said DNA expert and Boise State professor Dr. Greg Hampikian.
Hampikian is not affiliated with the case and only knows what the public does. He says DNA can tell us a lot, but not always the full story.
“Did he touch this?
Did somebody else touch it with his DNA on their hand?
Did he touch it a long time ago?
Was there a mix-up in the laboratory or by the police?
Did somebody plant it?" Hampikian said, offering hypothetical situations of how DNA can show up in places.
"All of that, DNA tells us nothing about."
Statistics in the evaluating DNA
JMO