Any DNA experts agree w/RDI that transfer is more likely than intruder?

[voynich]

Lacy was too blinded by love to consider the possibility of secondary transfer.

Re Bode:

The Illinois State Police canceled its contract for DNA analysis with the Bode Technology Group after finding that it failed to recognize semen on evidence in 22 percent of cases that were checked again by forensic scientists who work for the police.
Out of a random sample of 51 cases that were re-analyzed for quality assurance, the police said 11 tested positive for the existence of semen. They plan to test all 1,200 cases that Bode Technology said tested negative for semen and are asking the state attorney general for permission to sue the company.
''The work provided by Bode was imprecise and we can't tolerate that type of work in this business,'' Larry Trent, the state police director, said at a news conference on Friday. ''I'm outraged that a company with their reputation would conduct business in this manner, and we're not going to let them get away with it.''
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D05E0DB103EF933A1575BC0A9639C8B63

as a rational human being i agree this looks bad, but it's about semen not touch dna. still, it does make bode look bad.

 

[voynich]

The basis upon which their conclusion was made is as valid today as it was then.
The totality of the case points to RDI.

The basis of their conclusion is completely undermined by

a) profilers are not always right, best example is Unabomber,
(b) CASKU did not include "Amy" rape, a similar crime in same vicinity (2 miles) and time (9 months) and both Amy and JB danced at West Studio.
(c) CASKU analysis was done before current DNA analysis.
(d) several statements that came out of CASKU and others are wrong.

 

[BBB167893]

Well, there definitely were other bloodstains (not many, however) found and taken into evidence. To the best of my knowledge, they were all tested early into the investigation and found to contain no unexplained DNA.
I agree that there is merit to further testing of more items (using touch DNA procedures).
Personally, I would love to see the pants that JBR wore to the party tested. For example, if “intruder” DNA were to be found on those pants it would tend to corroborate an innocent secondary transfer theory. It would be unlikely that an “intruder” would be in primary contact with those pants.
Another potentially interesting item for testing would be the ligature. If only PR’s DNA was found and not the “intruder” DNA, it would be quite problematic indeed for the RST.
Certainly, money would have been better spent on further DNA testing rather than on Thailand fishing expeditions.

Agreed. If you're going to do it, go all the way.

 

[BBB167893]

Lacy was too blinded by love to consider the possibility of secondary transfer.

That's what I've been saying! She made up her mind, then did everything she could to find support for it. If what John Douglas said is true (voynich's admonition about profilers being wrong DEFINITELY applies in his case!), Lacy had a good laugh at the idea that it could be secondary transfer, despite the advice of veteran prosecutors (whom she cut ties with at the first opportunity).

 

[BBB167893]

So if Bode is being proved to made mistakes in other cases and if tested again about what they said they found on JonBenet's longjohns prove to be false that exoneration letter might not mean nothing....

I'll admit, that's a BIG, BIG if. But yes, if what you say were to happen, the game is on.

 

[Sophie]

Not to mention the fact that Patsy, in explaining her wearing the same clothes to a party as she wore for an anticipated flight across the massive landmass that is the continent of North America, said that she hated doing laundry. Who knows when JBR's LJs had last been exposed to detergent?