Trial update - 7.5.11

DNA Hocus Pocus - Lorraine Heath

Lorraine Heath, crooked DPS DNA analyst who claims her results often were that Mark could not be excluded (never a match) and who said the chances of the DNA in the Lara case (2007 trial) being anyone else’s other than Mark’s was like 340 trillion, or some ridiculous number. Based on her work and nothing else, Mark was arrested. According to idiot detective Mike Polombo, she informed police the DNA was “an absolute match to Mark.”

The likelihood ratio calculations in Mark’s case are based on two DNA databases, the Y (paternal) and STR (more discriminating individual DNA). At the trial last week Heath was forced to admit that the Y DNA database now includes two other Y male profiles IDENTICAL TO MARK’S. These are UNRELATED males, not from the Goudeau paternal line. One is African American, the other Caucasian.

And there are less than 600 profiles in the Y database -and this database will continue to grow! How many more unrelated males will end up in this database whose profiles match Mark’s. How many unrated male matches are there in this Valley? State? Country? . . who will never end up in the database?

The likelihood ratio calculations are nothing but junk science; hocus pocus crap to confuse the general public who have no idea of all the variables and believe DNA is the magic bullet in identifying suspects.

There are also several (most) DNA results of which Mark is EXCLUDED. But we’ll learn more about that later in trial when she returns.


All and Every Men’s Shoes

Sergeant Mike Polombo took the stand a couple of weeks ago since he was in charge of the searches of our home. I can’t be there and report things first hand, but I am told by others who are there that Polombo was nervous and rambling. He tried to distance himself from the event and facts and even said he was only in the living room, when in fact he had overall responsibility for the search of our home and was likely in every room as he delegated and oversaw assignments.

You may recall that on the FOURTH search of our small home is when they “found” a victim’s ring, completely void of any DNA, in one of Mark’s shoes. On the SECOND search (or FIRST with a warrant) Polombo’s warrant directives were to seize ALL AND EVERY MEN’S SHOES. Oops. Looks like he missed the one men’s shoe out in the open with a baggie of jewelry in it.

If you want to read more about this loser and what little regard Phoenix police officers hold for him, you can at badphoenixcop’s blogspot.  You can use the blogger’s search engine and enter keyword Polombo if you want to read past posts about this creep. There are tons of comments. Warning, the badphoenixcops blogger  and commenters are lewd and much of the language will be offense to many of you.

Here’s another post about Polombo being under investigation.

People Who Lie on the Stand

If you’ve not heard this already, not a single victim has picked Mark out of a photo lineup. Not one person. Most pick out someone else, or say they didn’t get a good look, or simply can no longer remember the face of the suspect.

However, there are some who think it is ok to take an oath not to lie, and then lie on the stand. One guy who was working at a Little Caesar’s during a robbery said he could recognize the robber, although he never told police that. He tried to size up Mark sitting there in court. He said the robber was 6’3” and 250 lbs. Mark is not nearly that tall and about 50 lbs lighter. This guy, who never gave a suspect description to the reporting officer, was impeached on the stand by Mark’s attorney, Randall Craig. It’s just amazing that some schmuck who makes a living working at Little Caesars thinks he’s going to outwit an experienced trial attorney.

Even the jurors asked if these people know that their original statements to police are being used at the trial.

Trial resumes tomorrow.