15-May-2024

Pennsylvania v. Schuback – TrueAllele aids murder conviction

In January 2017, Pennsylvania man Robert Baron was reported missing. Six years later, his remains were found. Based on evidence from a car, police suspected Justin Schuback. Could DNA show whether Schuback had been inside the car?

The state lab tested DNA from the car’s steering wheel and an inner door handle. But there was too little DNA for the lab to interpret. Cybergenetics was contacted to conduct a more intensive computer review of the lab’s DNA data using their accurate and objective TrueAllele technology. TrueAllele’s math used all the data.

TrueAllele statistically connected Schuback to the car through shared DNA. In May, Cybergenetics William Allan testified at the Lackawanna County trial. The jury found Justin Schuback guilty of first-degree murder, robbery, and burglary. These charges carry an automatic life sentence. TrueAllele intervention helped close the cold case.