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Court hears DNA analyst: mixed results tie both missing girl and defendant to different items
Summary
A forensic DNA analyst testified to laboratory findings on clothing and items recovered in the investigation: some swabs produced profiles that very strongly match the missing girl, others produced mixed profiles that include or exclude the defendant; the analyst stressed limits on transfer and timing.
A forensic DNA analyst testified in 36th District Court about laboratory testing on multiple items recovered in the investigation, saying some samples yielded profiles that very strongly matched the missing girl’s known sample while other items produced mixed results that either included or excluded Jarvis Butts.
The lab analyst (government forensic laboratory) told the court she examined swabs and cuttings including earbuds, fabric mattress‑pad stains, a plastic mattress‑cover piece, shower‑drain swabs, two black‑hoodie stain swabs, and pink bodysuit/onesie swabs. She also reported running the defendant’s buccal (cheek) swab as a known reference and a blood card for the child.
On the plastic mattress‑cover…
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