| Crime |
On July 16, 2018, a man’s bullet-riddled body was found by the side of the New York State Thruway near Yonkers. |
| Evidence |
A firearm was collected as evidence. The trigger was swabbed. |
| DNA |
The New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner generated DNA data from the firearm. |
| Match |
The crime lab’s limited computer interpretation calculated a match statistic in the “uninformative range” and could not provide support to whether the defendant was included or excluded as a contributor to the evidence. |
| TrueAllele |
Using all of the DNA data, TrueAllele statistically excluded the defendant from the firearm evidence with a match statistic of 1 over 126 trillion. |
| Cybergenetics |
On June 12, 2023, Cybergenetics analyst Jennifer Bracamontes testified before a Queens County jury about the TrueAllele DNA results. |
| Outcome |
After weeks of testimony, the jury found the defendant not guilty on the murder charge. |
