DNAprint Genomics (DNAG)

[dgplexus]

Correction to what I said earlier:

The traffic stop detail actually _doesn't_ make it appear any less likely, that DNAWitness was used.

The traffic stop clearly wasn't the whole story, of how the suspect was identified. The evidence found at the crime scene clearly played a role, and it appears obvious that DNA work was done, prior to identifying the suspect. Possibly including DNAWitness testing. I think it's now appearing more likely, not less likely, that DNAWitness was instrumental in this case.

"'We had forensics from the house,' Little Rock PD spokesman Lt. Terry Hastings told KATV. 'We had matches on that; yes, we have a very solid case against Mr. Vance.'"
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/index.asp?layout=talkbackCommentsFull&talk_back_header_id=6571142&articleid=CA6618137

"Police are not releasing what led them to identify Vance as the suspect. Detectives would only say that Vance has connections to Little Rock."
http://www.todaysthv.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=76381&catid=2

"According to police, DNA found at the crime scene is part of the evidence."
http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=75120

"Police say that DNA evidence from Pressly's crime scene matched Edwards' attacker, and detectives from both cities collaborated to search for a suspect."
http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=6393888&page=1

"...Kristen Edwards, the Marianna school teacer whose rape investigation provided critical DNA evidence that led to the arrest of Curtis Vance in the Pressly murder."
Another quote from the same article, as an aside:
"ABC's 20/20, which airs tonight at 9 p.m., will be devoted to the Pressly case."
http://www.arktimes.com/blogs/arkansasblog/2008/12/pressly_suspect_a_stalker.aspx

Daniel Gannon
Portland, Oregon, USA