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Stephanie Stanley

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South Carolina Law Enforcement Division employee in the DNA casework department.

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Stephanie Stanley testified on Day 15 after the court qualified her as an expert in DNA analysis. The parties placed on the record stipulations concerning the chain of custody for material sent to her and identification evidence previously addressed.

Stanley described DNA-profile results from items associated with the investigation. She reported profiles matching Merah Jones on bucket-handle swabs, Elias Jones on biological material from the Cadillac Escalade trunk, Nahtahn Jones on a center-console swab that tested presumptively positive for blood, Gabriel Jones on a pillow cutting and as the major contributor to a belt-buckle swab mixture, and Abigail Jones on sun-shade swabs.

The defense had no questions for Stanley.

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Trial Record (1)

Trial 12019 Murder TrialApr 29, 2019 – Jun 13, 2019Called by prosecution

Stephanie Stanley testified on Day 15 as a court-qualified DNA-analysis expert, reporting DNA-profile findings from multiple items associated with the investigation.

Day 15

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Summary

SLED DNA analyst Stephanie Stanley reported results from a bucket and several Cadillac Escalade items matching DNA profiles of Merah, Elias, Nahtahn, Gabriel, and Abigail Jones.

Highlights (8)

testimony highlightStanley reported DNA results for a bucket-handle swab, biological material from the Escalade trunk, and a center-console swab that tested presumptively positive for blood.Open in transcript →Watch this moment ▶
Quoteβ€œDNA analysis was performed on item 64.1, which were the swabs taken from the handle of the bucket. And the partial DNA profile developed from that item matches the DNA profile of Merah Jones.”— Stephanie StanleyStanley gave the DNA result for the bucket-handle swabs and its reported statistical comparison.Open in transcript →Watch this moment ▶
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Quoteβ€œI performed DNA analysis on this item, and the DNA profile developed from item 102 matches the DNA profile of Nahtahn Jones.”— Stephanie StanleyStanley identified the result from the center-console swab after explaining that presumptive testing indicated blood could be present.Open in transcript →Watch this moment ▶
testimony highlightStanley explained that the belt-buckle swab contained a mixture of at least two individuals and identified Gabriel Jones as the major contributor to the partial profile.Open in transcript →Watch this moment ▶
Quoteβ€œThe DNA profile developed from 77.2.1 is a mixture of at least two individuals. A DNA mixture simply means that more than one person is contributing DNA from that item.”— Stephanie StanleyStanley distinguished the belt-buckle result as a mixed DNA profile before identifying its major contributor.Open in transcript →Watch this moment ▶