The DNA from the 2007 Trial

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Lorraine Heath, who worked as a forensic specialist with the Department of Public Safety, told a Maricopa County Superior Court that Goudeau was almost undoubtedly the source of male DNA found on the left breast of one of the sisters. It was 360 trillion times more likely that DNA collected from the crime scene came from Goudeau rather than an unrelated African-American man, Heath said.Corwin Townsend, Goudeau's defense attorney at the time, pointed out that Heath's analysis showed only a partial match. Under cross-examination, Heath agreed that Goudeau's DNA was consistent with only three of 13 genetic markers.via The Associated Press: Jury being picked in Ariz 'Baseline Killer' case.