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John Krinjak
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Prosecutors have now called Alejandra Gil, forensic DNA scientist with DPS.
She tested:
- DNA swabs from Kaitlin Armstrong's bike handlebars & seat, gun, and a gum wrapper
- Saliva from Kaitlin Armstrong, Colin Strickland & Caitlin Cash
- Blood from Moriah Wilson
@fox7austin
12:44 PM · Nov 14, 2023
On cross, Gil acknowledges DNA evidence does not indicate how, where or when it was deposited. She says Armstrong, Strickland, Cash and Wilson were the only people whose DNA profiles she was asked to compare the swabs to.
@fox7austin
12:51 PM · Nov 14, 2023
State has now called Samantha Perkins, DNA Supervisor with DPS. She's giving background of what DNA is and how it's analyzed
@fox7austin
1:10 PM · Nov 14, 2023
Perkins now going over the DNA reports she submitted for the Armstrong case.
Armstrong and Wilson's DNA were found on the handlebars of Wilson's bike. Caitlin Cash and Colin Strickland's DNA were not.
@fox7austin
1:21 PM · Nov 14, 2023
Perkins testifies that Armstrong and Strickland's DNA were found on gun.
Caitlin Cash and Moriah Wilson's DNA were not found on gun.
Only Wilson's DNA was found on a stain on the floor.
@fox7austin
1:28 PM · Nov 14, 2023
Perkins further testifies that no DNA was found on magazine base of the gun or the gum wrapper.
No (other) DNA was found on Wilson's blood, Cash's saliva or Strickland's saliva.
@fox7austin
1:30 PM · Nov 14, 2023
@JohnKrinjakFOX7
Prosecutors have now called Alejandra Gil, forensic DNA scientist with DPS.
She tested:
- DNA swabs from Kaitlin Armstrong's bike handlebars & seat, gun, and a gum wrapper
- Saliva from Kaitlin Armstrong, Colin Strickland & Caitlin Cash
- Blood from Moriah Wilson
@fox7austin
12:44 PM · Nov 14, 2023
On cross, Gil acknowledges DNA evidence does not indicate how, where or when it was deposited. She says Armstrong, Strickland, Cash and Wilson were the only people whose DNA profiles she was asked to compare the swabs to.
@fox7austin
12:51 PM · Nov 14, 2023
State has now called Samantha Perkins, DNA Supervisor with DPS. She's giving background of what DNA is and how it's analyzed
@fox7austin
1:10 PM · Nov 14, 2023
Perkins now going over the DNA reports she submitted for the Armstrong case.
Armstrong and Wilson's DNA were found on the handlebars of Wilson's bike. Caitlin Cash and Colin Strickland's DNA were not.
@fox7austin
1:21 PM · Nov 14, 2023
Perkins testifies that Armstrong and Strickland's DNA were found on gun.
Caitlin Cash and Moriah Wilson's DNA were not found on gun.
Only Wilson's DNA was found on a stain on the floor.
@fox7austin
1:28 PM · Nov 14, 2023
Perkins further testifies that no DNA was found on magazine base of the gun or the gum wrapper.
No (other) DNA was found on Wilson's blood, Cash's saliva or Strickland's saliva.
@fox7austin
1:30 PM · Nov 14, 2023