DNA analysis
The following reports on evidence analysis findings in the Missy Hammond investigation were received from the State Crime Lab on March 20, 2001.
DQ Alpha
MISSISSIPPI CRIME LABORATORY |
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DATE ANALYSIS PERFORMED: Madeline Holland, Ph.D. |
Analysis: DQ Alpha |
SUMMARY REPORT OF DQ ALPHA ANALYSIS |
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Case Description: |
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00524-15 through 000524-18: Of the four fingernail pieces collected at the Hammond crime scene, sufficient DNA was available under 00524-15 and 00524-16 (right forefinger and middle finger).
The DQ Alpha test monitors for the presence of six different alleles at the DQ Alpha locus: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2, 3, or 4.
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A = Melissa Hammond (1.1, 1.1) B = Lydia Hammond (1.1, 4) C = Steve Kirby (2, 3) D = JP Wallace (1.3, 2) E = Roger Hammond (2, 4) F = Kevin Travers (3, 4) G = Skin Sample #1 (alleles represented = 1.1, 1.3, 2, 4 and possibly 1.2; mixture of 2+ individuals) H = Skin sample #2 (alleles represented = 1.1, 2, 3, 4, possibly 1.2; mixture of 2+ individuals) "C" on each test strip = control |
DQ Alpha Analysis Findings
• Steve Kirby and Kevin Travers are eliminated as donors of the skin from skin sample #1.
• JP Wallace is eliminated as the donor of the skin from skin sample #2.