DNA expert accused of 'wing it' approach
By DEAN PRITCHARD, QMI Agency
WINNIPEG - Scientists entrusted to analyze DNA evidence allegedly connected to accused killer Mark Grant played loose with procedural protocols and wasted valuable evidence that could never be tested again, Grant's lawyer alleged Friday.
On Thursday, DNA scientist Curtis Hildebrandt told court seven hairs found on Candace Derksen's clothing and in the shed where she died shared the same DNA profile as Mark Grant.
On Friday, defence lawyer Saul Simmonds suggested Hildebrandt had a vested interest in developing a DNA profile that would connect Grant to the murder, as Hildebrandt had bought stock in his publicly traded employer, Warnex PRO-DNA.
read more:http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Crime/2011/02/05/17165496.html
By DEAN PRITCHARD, QMI Agency
WINNIPEG - Scientists entrusted to analyze DNA evidence allegedly connected to accused killer Mark Grant played loose with procedural protocols and wasted valuable evidence that could never be tested again, Grant's lawyer alleged Friday.
On Thursday, DNA scientist Curtis Hildebrandt told court seven hairs found on Candace Derksen's clothing and in the shed where she died shared the same DNA profile as Mark Grant.
On Friday, defence lawyer Saul Simmonds suggested Hildebrandt had a vested interest in developing a DNA profile that would connect Grant to the murder, as Hildebrandt had bought stock in his publicly traded employer, Warnex PRO-DNA.
read more:http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Crime/2011/02/05/17165496.html