DNA testing in crimes.

[Goodsoulette]

I once read a story about a man getting convicted of an violent burglary on DNA evidence alone. He pushed and pushed his appeal and somehow managed to get them to retest his DNA. After coming back as a match again, his "people" got it sent back and got them to check it at more points and it came out that it wasn't him.

I cant find the link or story etc explaining it.

It might have had something to do with mitochondrial dna.

Ajnyway the reason I was thinking about it was the whole Maddie Mccann thing and wondering how similar her blood could be t her mothers. So how does the whole testing thing work and with families involved would they automatically test the DNA at more points than they would normally?

[radiogaga]

hiya goody, i was thinking the same thing.
i just cant bring myself to believe the mccanns have had anything to do with maddy. being "abducted".
its really turned for them now, and mud sticks.

[radiogaga]

i should add, the parents being accused of involvement in the "death of maddie".

[kempie]

http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Ge nome/elsi/forensics.shtml

[Goodsoulette]

Now that makes more sense Kempie, I knew I had the number 12 in my head but was thinking maybe its hundreds of points they test.

So any links to the similarity in families DNA?? : )