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State of New Hampshire v Louie Branco
TrueAllele finds victims' DNA on molester's hands
| Crime | Between January and June 2014, two girls, 9 and 12, were lured into a truck with candy and sexually assaulted. |
| Evidence | Swabs were taken from the hands of Louie Branco for DNA testing. He was charged with aggravated felonious sexual assault. |
| DNA | The New Hampshire State Police Forensic Lab developed DNA data from the hand swabs. |
| Match | Due to the complexity of the mixture data, the laboratory could not reach any conclusions or produce DNA match statistics. |
| TrueAllele | TrueAllele connected the DNA on Branco’s hands to both victims with inclusionary match statistics of 316 quadrillion and 33 septillion. |
| Cybergenetics | On June 9, 2016, Dr. Mark Perlin testified at the Kingston, New Hampshire trial about the TrueAllele match statistics. |
| Outcome | Branco was convicted on two counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault. He was sentenced to 20-40 years in prison. |
Media
- Derry man accused of sexually assaulting WMUR
- Derry man decides to take sex assault case to trial Union Leader
- Derry man convicted of assaulting two girls Union Leader
- Derry man gets 20-40 years for sexually assaulting two girls Union Leader