Its really not that big of deal, McDonald said of the new information about the underwear.
We still have a forensic connection by DNA to Brianna and the two previous attacks, the abduction scene and the scene where Brianna was found, he told The Associated Press. We are still certain he left the underwear.
We are 100 percent convinced the offender left the underwear there.
http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080303/NEWS01/80303044&theme=
A hit to their credibility is quite an understatement, imo.
This was a huge error and trying to downplay it only makes it worse. Yes, they do need to explain what happened and how LE screwed up so royally. Even if the lab was at fault, they shoulder the responsibility. The worst thing RPD can do right now is to mislead the public in any way and allow errors such as this one to happen in the first place.
It does make me question the DNA already collected and how accurate their findings are. This would be any defense Attorney's dream (if the perp is ever caught). So do I think it is "no big deal"?! Giving a defense team something like that before catching the perp is always a big deal!
Now...how can they be so sure he left them at the scene? Without DNA, unless they were actually ON her...I don't see it. So does this tell us the thong may have been used to strangle her after all?!