| Crime |
On February 22, 2012, a 14-year old boy told police that his mother had forced him to have sex with her while she was intoxicated. |
| Evidence |
A sperm stain was found on the crotch of the mother’s pajama pants. |
| DNA |
The Massachusetts State police lab developed DNA mixture data from the sperm stain. |
| Match |
Due to the complexity of the mixture DNA, and since the DNA sample contained two related individuals, the lab’s manual analysis could not draw conclusions from their data. |
| TrueAllele |
On the same data, the computer connected the crotch of Heidi Bartlett’s pajama pants to her son, the alleged victim. |
| Cybergenetics |
On May 25, 2016 the computer’s findings were used in a case against Heidi Bartlett. |
| Outcome |
On December 9, 2013, Heidi Bartlett was found guilty of three charges of aggravated rape and sentenced to 10 years in state prison. Later, she was retried and acquitted of all crimes. |
