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State of Indiana v Vaylan Glazebrook
College town home invasion nets 125 years in prison
| Crime | On November 9, 2014, two men broke into the home of three Indiana University women and raped two of them at gunpoint. The third roommate hid in a closet and called police. The two intruders shot at the officers and then fled the scene. |
| Evidence | Two guns, the victims’ cell phones, and a pair of sunglasses were collected as evidence. |
| DNA | The Indiana State Police lab developed DNA data from the collected items. |
| Match | Due to low levels of DNA, the lab’s manual analysis was unable to draw any conclusions about the crime scene. |
| TrueAllele | TrueAllele connected Glazebrook to the handguns with DNA match statistics in the tens of millions. The computer connected both victims to the weapons with numbers ranging from millions to quintillions. |
| Cybergenetics | In February 2018, TrueAllele was admitted into court following a Daubert hearing. On that afternoon, Dr.Mark Perlin testified before a Monroe county jury. |
| Outcome | The jury found Glazebrook guilty of attempted murder, rape, and armed robbery. He was sentenced to 125 and a half years in prison. |
Media
- Three Teens Arrested for Burglary, Sexual Assault in Bloomington WIBC
- Emotions high as Bloomington sex assault suspects make court appearance WTHR
- Glazebrook convicted of all charges, faces life in prison Indiana Daily Student
- DNA Mixtures of Victim, Attacker on Guns Land Indiana Man 14 Felony Convictions Forensic Magazine
- Glazebrook sentenced to 125 and a half years for 2014 crimes Indiana Daily Student