Low copy number Test… you left out that there are very few labs certified as being acceptable to do that test which is still regarded as experimental and in the UK there is a stringent set of minimum standards for equipment, procedures for the lab itself not to mention the person doing the test. Would you be surprised to hear that the lab that did the test did not meet these requirements in the slightest? It may also be true that though equipped for standard DNA tests was not technically certified at the time even for that? An expert who is convinced the results are reliable when she had never done this type of test before using equipment not designed or set up for such extreme amplification plus leaving out the other calibration tests and tests on a control and not releasing a lot of other details of what she did. She is an employee of the Italian Government just like the prosecutor who unlike many other systems also runs or in this case directs the investigation. The results on the Bra clip and the knife blade are not scientifically usable and should never have been accepted as reliable evidence. This is in the realm of pseudo science.
these links have all the details
http://freeaman.001webs.com/pdfs/LCN_DNA_I.pdfhttp://freeaman.001webs.com/pdfs/Methods_of_the_Polizia_PseudoScientifica.pdf
The same with pictures and video
http://www.sciencespheres.com/2009_10_01_archive.html
And New Scientist Magazine has an article about concerns that world experts in DNA testing have.
http://www.sciencespheres.com/2009_10_01_archive.htmlhttp://freeaman.001webs.com/pdfs/LCN_DNA_II.pdf
All of this leaves 2 key bits of evidence, the only 2 alleged to link AK or RS to the crime scene… revealed to not be credible evidence at all no matter what the prosecution expert(s) said about it
This blog is great… the lead post does a good job of showing that the theory came first before any evidence and all the efforts since then have been aimed at proving the originally baseless theory which was based on pop psychology disguised as some sort of science...Dietrologia combined with a casual hunch driven version of BIA Behavioral Interview analysis.
http://deception.crimepsychblog.com/?p=78
And just this short clip of Giobbi, the lead investigator at the start… is just about the best encapsulation of the mindset that originated and drove the entire wrongheaded prosecution. THEORY First , evidence after…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWkZPWRS3N0&feature=PlayList&p=A24DFCC06CD8360D&index=0
Very interesting reports about the LCN analysis performed in this investigation; I hadn’t come across those before (FOA doesn’t seem to link to them). This diminishes my confidence in those results meaning much of anything significantly. Thanks!
The problem for the trial was the Defense’s argument against the DNA on the knife was undermined by Sollecito admitting there may be the victim’s blood/dna on the knife because of a dinner at his house that never happened. Although it tested negative for blood, at that point, the critique against the LCN DNA on the knife is almost superfluous. Sollecito made up a reason to excuse evidence that the defense was challenging the proof of.
Low copy number Test… you left out that there are very few labs certified as being acceptable to do that test which is still regarded as experimental and in the UK there is a stringent set of minimum standards for equipment, procedures for the lab itself not to mention the person doing the test. Would you be surprised to hear that the lab that did the test did not meet these requirements in the slightest? It may also be true that though equipped for standard DNA tests was not technically certified at the time even for that? An expert who is convinced the results are reliable when she had never done this type of test before using equipment not designed or set up for such extreme amplification plus leaving out the other calibration tests and tests on a control and not releasing a lot of other details of what she did. She is an employee of the Italian Government just like the prosecutor who unlike many other systems also runs or in this case directs the investigation. The results on the Bra clip and the knife blade are not scientifically usable and should never have been accepted as reliable evidence. This is in the realm of pseudo science. these links have all the details http://freeaman.001webs.com/pdfs/LCN_DNA_I.pdf http://freeaman.001webs.com/pdfs/Methods_of_the_Polizia_PseudoScientifica.pdf The same with pictures and video http://www.sciencespheres.com/2009_10_01_archive.html And New Scientist Magazine has an article about concerns that world experts in DNA testing have. http://www.sciencespheres.com/2009_10_01_archive.html http://freeaman.001webs.com/pdfs/LCN_DNA_II.pdf All of this leaves 2 key bits of evidence, the only 2 alleged to link AK or RS to the crime scene… revealed to not be credible evidence at all no matter what the prosecution expert(s) said about it
This blog is great… the lead post does a good job of showing that the theory came first before any evidence and all the efforts since then have been aimed at proving the originally baseless theory which was based on pop psychology disguised as some sort of science...Dietrologia combined with a casual hunch driven version of BIA Behavioral Interview analysis. http://deception.crimepsychblog.com/?p=78 And just this short clip of Giobbi, the lead investigator at the start… is just about the best encapsulation of the mindset that originated and drove the entire wrongheaded prosecution. THEORY First , evidence after… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWkZPWRS3N0&feature=PlayList&p=A24DFCC06CD8360D&index=0
Very interesting reports about the LCN analysis performed in this investigation; I hadn’t come across those before (FOA doesn’t seem to link to them). This diminishes my confidence in those results meaning much of anything significantly. Thanks!
The problem for the trial was the Defense’s argument against the DNA on the knife was undermined by Sollecito admitting there may be the victim’s blood/dna on the knife because of a dinner at his house that never happened. Although it tested negative for blood, at that point, the critique against the LCN DNA on the knife is almost superfluous. Sollecito made up a reason to excuse evidence that the defense was challenging the proof of.