3-Mar-2023

Cybergenetics TrueAllele helps convict a New York home theft murderer

In March 2020, New York man Lee Pedersen (69) was shot in the back of the head at his Long Island home. Pedersen was a wizard with antique engines. TrueAllele mixture analysis connected DNA in the case to his friend Donatila O’Mahony (43) and her accomplice George Woodworth (76). Match statistics were in the millions and billions. A Cybergenetics analyst testified at the Suffolk County trial.

The jury found defendant O’Mahony guilty of killing her friend and forging his will to inherit his home. “This was a cold-blooded killing fueled by greed, treachery, and the complete disregard for Lee Pedersen’s life, all in order to steal the victim’s home,” said the District Attorney. “The only new home this defendant will be living in as a result of her actions, is prison.”

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• She executed antique engine buff ‘friend’ to forge a will and inherit his house. Now her ‘new home’ is prison. - Law & Crime