A self-represented accused killer is laying out for a Toronto jury the possibility his DNA was either innocently transferred or planted under the fingernails of the victim’s right hand. “It’s important to know DNA is not transferred only in the commission of a crime,” Michael Ivezic said during his cross-examination of forensic biologist Kimberley Sharpe. There may be “so-called innocent transfer” prior to the “crime event” or put there, via tampering or contamination, after the fact, he stated. Sharpe agreed it is possible that DNA could be deposited before or after a crime. But she rejected the suggestion the sample she analyzed in this case was contaminated after it was collected from Allan Lanteigne’s fingernails during the autopsy.

Source: thestar March 14, 2018 00:11 UTC