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A DNA match between material on a slain jogger's CD player in 2004 and on a chain used by Occupy Wall Street to hold open a subway entrance last year now appears very likely the result of the same person having handled both pieces of evidence, not a link between the two events, law enforcement officials told ABC News.
It appeared both DNA samples may have been tainted at a police lab before they were tested by the medical examiner's office, sources told ABC News' New York station, WABC. The material found on both the CD player and the chain may have come from a member of the NYPD who handled both items, sources said.
The initial disclosure that there was a DNA match suggested the possibility that a protester may have been linked to the sex assault. That no longer appears to be the case.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/dna-links-occupy-wall-street-protest-slain-julliard/story?id=16753258#.T_4lCI6hC5R
RagAss
(13,832 posts)Someone needed a fucking headline at ABC. Talk about just making shit up.
Laurian
(2,593 posts)the way the original accusation does.
Junkdrawer
(27,993 posts)SOP
Robb
(39,665 posts)It's written down, so technically it's libel.
meow2u3
(24,774 posts)Murdoch can stand to be relieved of some of his ill-gotten money.
Odin2005
(53,521 posts)fascisthunter
(29,381 posts)frylock
(34,825 posts)mission accomplished.
mopinko
(70,281 posts)the murder was 8 years ago. wtf?
myrna minx
(22,772 posts)Oh dear.
smokey nj
(43,853 posts)I rarely start threads, but I didn't want any of the OWS haters to miss this.
myrna minx
(22,772 posts)The anti-Occupy Ayn-Randers on DU were bemoaning our lack of "compassion". At least we waited for the evidence. My heart goes out to Sarah Fox and her family. May her killer be found to give her family peace.
smokey nj
(43,853 posts)Response to smokey nj (Reply #17)
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notundecided
(196 posts)fascisthunter
(29,381 posts)I saw what you did there.
obamanut2012
(26,165 posts)And, I agree with other posters: error my ass.
Laurian
(2,593 posts)Why didn't the "news media" question this bizarre report before publicizing a negative attack on OWS.
I can't decide if the media is incompetent, lazy or corrupt. Whatever, they're unreliable and useless.
smokey nj
(43,853 posts)intheflow
(28,512 posts)I knew that sounded too CT!!
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)police screwing up while rushing to blame ows while the media does its usual part as the lazy, sloppy sycophant to power.
sakabatou
(42,189 posts)Assholes.
Downtown Hound
(12,618 posts)aquart
(69,014 posts)A SUBWAY ENTRANCE CHAIN?????
Hooey a la mode.