| Crime |
On July 21, 2014, a woman’s body was found burning in a Pasadena, Texas field. The woman was identified as Rocio Montoya. Her ex-husband, Jose Noriega, was taken into custody. |
| Evidence |
Several DNA swabs were taken from Montoya’s body. |
| DNA |
The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences developed low-level DNA mixture data from the swabs.
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| Match |
The lab was unable to draw conclusions from the swabs due to the data’s complexity. |
| TrueAllele |
The computer used the same data to find that Jose Noriega matched the victim’s body with match statistics of 8.45 million, 28.9 billion and 8.36 million. |
| Cybergenetics |
On May 9, 2016, Dr. Mark Perlin testified in a Harris County courtroom about the computer’s results. |
| Outcome |
The jury found Noriega guilty of first degree murder. He was sentenced to life in prison. |
