December 2016 Newsletter

"TrueAllele has become an indispensable component of our laboratory process. We have used it for mixtures of up to five contributors and been very satisfied by its ability to resolve contributor genotypes, and just as importantly, it has been an excellent tool for eliminating individuals from mixtures. We also use it to assist in resolution of candidate matches from mixtures we have entered into CODIS. I cannot imagine ever going back to threshold-based human interpretation."

--John Donahue, DNA Technical Leader (Beaufort County Sheriff's Office, SC)

Defenders

"After twenty-four years in prison for a rape he did not commit, Darryl Pinkins will cherish time with family over the holiday season. He counts among his blessings the pro bono work of TrueAllele technology in deciphering the forensic mixtures from a 1989 sexual assault crime committed by five men. While co-defendant Roosevelt Glenn has been out of prison the past few years, he also gives thanks for the scientific efforts which will finally clear his name."

--Frances Watson, Professor at Indiana University (Wrongful Conviction Clinic Director at McKinney Law School)

One such case involved the shooting and robbery of a Pennsylvania cab driver. The taxicab DNA swabs contained mixtures of three or four people. Cybergenetics TrueAllele computers separated this mixture data, and found statistical links to defendant Dante Washington. Dr. Perlin assisted the jury in understanding the evidence. Mr. Washington was later found guilty on all counts.  Read more.