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Jerice Hunter trial: Follow live tweets from inside the courtroom
Jerice Hunter is on trial accused of murdering her 5-year-old daughter, Jhessye Shockley, in 2011.
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Merena says he compared that profile to the stain on the back. Says they were the same. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:02:42 PM -
Merena using a lot of technical language, I don't get it so I'm guessing the jurors don't either. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:03:26 PM
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Merena says he ultimately compared DNA profile from 3 carpet cuttings to DNA profiles from Jhessye's dad, sisters and #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:04:43 PM
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Prosecutor bringing out some big spread sheets now, lots of numbers. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:05:00 PM
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Spreadsheets contain results Merena got from the carpet. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:05:24 PM
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Gallagher puts the spreadsheets up on the easel, gives copies to the jurors. Way too far away for me to read it. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:06:03 PM
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This is big deal testimony here folks. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:06:33 PM
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Merena using the big spreadsheet to explain right now. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:06:58 PM
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Merena spitting out a lot of numbers right now...we all just want to hear if the DNA is a match for Jhessye or not. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:07:53 PM
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When compared stain to #JericeHunter, Jhessye's dad and the girls it did not match their unique profiles.by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:08:31 PM
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Merena says he was able to determine the donor of the blood stain was from a child of Jhessye's mom and dad. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:09:37 PM
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If DNA didn't match any other kids but matched a child of #JericeHunter's and George Shockley I think it had to have come from Jhessye.by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:11:31 PM
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Merena says DNA samples from kids show sister could be a sibling to the blood donor.by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:12:05 PM
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Merena says conclusion to who the donor was of the blood on the carpet. Says it indicates it's bio child of Hunter & Shockley...by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:12:54 PM
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And full sibling of the other daughter Shockley and Hunter had together. #jericehunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:13:04 PM
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So without saying it's Jhessye's blood he pretty much just said it's Jhessye's blood. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:13:34 PM
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Jurors VERY interested, taking a lot of notes. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:14:46 PM
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Now looking at the profile from another stain on the carpet. Also consistent w/bio child of Hunter & Shockley and full sister of Jhessye's.by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:15:24 PM
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Jhessye only had one full sister, fyi. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:15:33 PM
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Merena talking about another stain, same story as the other two. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:18:57 PM
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Merena says DNA profile is 1.1 quintillion more likely to come from bio child of #jericeHunter and George Shockley & sis than random personby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:20:25 PM
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So...it's not anyone else's DNA. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:20:55 PM
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"If Jhessye is only other daughter they had, would the blood be hers?" Merena says it is extraordinarily unlikely it's anyone else's.by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:21:37 PM
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Merena can't say when the blood stain was left there. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:22:40 PM
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This is by far the most damaging evidence yet...showing the DNA belonged to #JhessyeShockley. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:25:14 PM
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Merena did DNA analysis on trunk liners too. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:26:19 PM
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Merena says trunk liner DNA samples were inconclusive bc not enough DNA obtained. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:28:32 PM
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Merena says when he examined other swabs from the passengers side of the car there was no blood. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:30:28 PM
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Merena says when he examined top of trunk liner he found no DNA. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:30:44 PM
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Merena says when he examined top layer of bottom side of trunk liner there was blood from 2 people but not from Jhessye's fam.#JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:31:31 PM
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Blood on closet didn't match blood in trunk. Prosecution is done, defense up to try to unring that bell. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:32:03 PM
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Defense wants to start with the trunk samples. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:32:44 PM
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Defense reiterating that no one in Jhessye's family matched blood in the carpet. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:34:01 PM
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So is the defense strategy here to focus on where the blood def didn't come from Jhessye rather than where it probably did? #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:39:48 PM
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Now onto the carpet sample, this should be interesting. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:41:17 PM
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One of the carpet samples gave a "major donor and a minor donor." That's the one defense is asking about. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:42:29 PM
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Major contributor on that stain matched what is most likely Jhessye, minor didn't match anyone in the family. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:42:55 PM
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But sample could also have shown an anomaly in the testing process. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:43:15 PM
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Defense pointing out with slight hiccup on that stain it was not retested. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:43:33 PM
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Even IF there was a second DNA sample not from the fam in the closet, still doesn't cancel out that Jhessye's blood was most likely there.by Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:44:21 PM
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Not sure this is helping, showing a diagram Merena made of carpet that indicates one stain was darker, others were weaker. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:47:42 PM
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Defense trying to point out bleach was not used to try to clean carpet stains. #jericehunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:49:42 PM
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But then defense says potentially if water was used to clean stain it would dilute it in the way it shows in his diagram. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 6:50:37 PM
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Still here, just a lot of technical talk about whether the stains were degraded or not. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 7:00:55 PM
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Defense points out no way to know the initial size of the blood stain. #JericeHunterby Elizabeth Erwin via twitter 4/14/2015 7:00:58 PM
