| Crime |
In 2015 at a bar in Quincy, MA, a man punched and stomped on 42-year-old Kieth Bourdreau’s head. The victim died from his injuries. Paul Fahey was charged with, tried for, and convicted of murder in 2017. His first trial was overturned on appeal. |
| Evidence |
Evidence collected included swabs of the bottom of the defendant’s boot and his vehicle’s gas and brake pedals. |
| DNA |
The Massachusetts State Police Crime Laboratory generated DNA data from the evidence items. |
| TrueAllele |
TrueAllele interpreted the DNA evidence data and statistically excluded the victim from the defendant’s boot and vehicle swabs. |
| Cybergenetics |
On December 12, 2023, Cybergenetics casework supervisor William Allan testified in defendant Fahey’s re-trial before a Norfolk County jury about the TrueAllele DNA results. |
| Outcome |
Following the re-trial, the jury convicted Mr. Fahey of involuntary manslaughter. |
