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hellomondays t1_je2nf70 wrote

Reply to comment by 3rdEyeDeuteranopia in Maryland Court of Appeals reinstates Adnan Syed's murder conviction by nowhathappenedwas

The touch DNA excluded him. He wasn't a match.

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3rdEyeDeuteranopia t1_je2t2x1 wrote

It didn't though. There is no evidence the murderer touched the shoes with their hands. The shoes were dress shoes worn all day at school. The DNA on the shoes could have come from anywhere.

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Elhaym t1_je4fm0a wrote

The DNA did not exonerate him at all. If I strangle you while wearing gloves, there's a good chance none of my DNA would wind up on you. Would investigators finding none of my DNA mean I'd be exonerated? Nope. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

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