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Commonwealth of Virginia v Jonathan Nathaniel Ramsey
Teenager abducts five year old girl
| Crime | On August 27, 2011, a child, 5, was abducted from her Springfield, VA home, molested in the nearby woods, and then repeatedly stabbed with a kitchen knife. |
| Evidence | Boxer shorts were found in suspect Jonathan Nathaniel Ramsey's trash. |
| DNA | Virginia's Department of Forensic Science developed DNA data from a stain on the boxer shorts. |
| Match | The lab's manual analysis could not produce a match statistic. |
| TrueAllele | On the same DNA data, the computer's statistic connecting the boxer shorts stain with the victim was 73 thousand. |
| Cybergenetics | On June 12, 2012, Dr. Mark Perlin testified at the trial about the computer's DNA match statistic. |
| Outcome | Jonathan Nathaniel Ramsey was convicted of abduction, intent to defile and other charges. He was sentenced to 33 years in prison. |
Media
- Fairfax girl, 5, abducted from bedroom, assaulted Washington Post
- Five-year-old girl abducted from Springfield home NBC Washington
- Trial begins for teen accused of abducting and assaulting child in Fairfax County Washington Post
- Jonathan Nathaniel Ramsey convicted of attack on 5-year-old Springfield girl Washington Post
- Ramsey v. Commonwealth FindLaw