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http://sites.psu.edu/dhlaw/2012/07/07/have-dna-databases-produced-false-convictions/ http://sites.psu.edu/dhlaw/2012/07/07/have-dna-databases-pro... The proble
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The problem with DNA evidence is that prosecutors like to jump to the end, the idea that a DNA match means that someone with DNA identical to that found at a crime scene has been found. In reality there is a long string of assumptions that must hold true in order for that supposition to also be true. The chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
- GregBuchholz 12y agoAlso related: http://www.dw.de/contaminated-cotton-swabs-send-police-on-search-for-phantom-killer/a-4129872 http://www.dw.de/contaminated-cotton-swabs-send-police-on-se...