Article Continued Below“If there is a sufficient amount of DNA from the other individual and that DNA is still wet, and it comes in contact with the fingernails, that can occur, yes, that is one possibility, of indirect kind of contact,” Sharpe replied. Sharpe also agreed with Ivezic that she could not pinpoint where, “geographically speaking,” the DNA was deposited. “For all you know it could have been ... in the revolving restaurant on top of the CN Tower, you don’t know,” Ivezic asked as a followup question. In it, the manager indicated a sample of Ivezic’s son’s DNA had been uploaded to the national DNA data bank. So officers obtained “discarded” items from his adult children and submitted them to the forensic centre to see if their DNA was a match to the DNA found under Lanteigne’s fingernails.
Source: thestar March 20, 2018 22:07 UTC