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tks. The point from an earlier posting was to just point out the large number of people that had access to the house and/or crime scene while DNA was still being collected. These 2 men, whether from the coroner or the funeral home, were just 2 of the many people that we know of that had such access. Are there people that we don't know about yet? Perhaps.
This is an very informative article that clarifies a lot of misperception that LE use DNA as an easy lead toward crime solving, otherwise known as the CSI effect. Any DNA the coroner finds on the bodies or clothing can be the most crucial in an investigation. That’s also why the bodies are carefully removed to be taken to the morgue. DNA found in the house only proves who had been in their home days, months or years ago or it could’ve even been transferred. That’s not going to prove who was the killer. As the Sherman are both dead, they’re unable to testify who has been in their house in the past or who hasn’t.
How DNA Transfer Nearly Convicted an Innocent Man of Murder
Framed for Murder by His Own DNA
We leave traces of our genetic material everywhere, even on things we’ve never touched.