Crime |
On June 10, 1995, a gas station attendant was found dead in an auto shop. He was found strangled to death, with a cord around his neck. |
Evidence |
The cord was recovered from the victim’s body. |
DNA |
In 2017, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of New York City produced DNA data from the ends of the cord. |
Match |
The lab declined to interpret the evidence because they could not determine the number of contributors. |
TrueAllele |
On the same DNA data, the computer’s statistic between the cord and L.M. is 114 billion times less probable than a coincidental match to an unrelated person. |
Cybergenetics |
On June 22, 2023, Cybergenetics casework supervisor William Allan testified at the trial in a New York City court about the computer DNA match statistic. |
Outcome |
The jury delivered a full acquittal of L.M. |