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State of New Hampshire v Adrien Stillwell
TrueAllele connects discarded handgun to driveway killer
| Crime | On November 3, 2015, Michael Pittman (37) was shot to death while working on his vehicle in Manchester, New Hampshire. |
| Evidence | A handgun, believed to be discarded after the shooting, was recovered by police and swabbed for DNA evidence. |
| DNA | NMS labs developed DNA data from the handgun. |
| Match | The lab’s manual analysis of this data could not provide DNA match information. |
| TrueAllele | On the same DNA data, the computer’s statistic connecting the handgun to Adrien Stillwell was 88.4 trillion times more probable than coincidence. |
| Cybergenetics | On May 1, 2017 Cybergenetics Dr. Mark Perlin testified at the trial in Manchester, New Hampshire about the computer DNA match statistic. |
| Outcome | On May 24, 2017 Stillwell was found guilty of all charges and sentenced to life in prison. |
Media
- Second man arrested in Michael Pittman murder case Bedford Patch
- Manchester detective says Pittman murder was a second attempt Union Leader
- Suspected shooter believed victim was informant, prosecutors say WMUR
- State's witness identifies Stillwell as trigger man in 2015 shooting Union Leader
- Man sentenced to life in prison for shooting Manchester man WMUR