Some people think the DNA has already been matched.
That they already had his DNA gotten off of some mail he supposedly sent to Patsy Ramsey or the CU professor, and that they know it at least doesn't exclude him. But that they had more work to do to prove for court purposes that he was the one who sent the letter, and that it was his DNA, etc. Sort of a chain of custody type thing.
I don't know.
Others have speculated that whatever DNA they have from him doesn't match and if so, they won't file charges.
I don't know.
What I do know is, I see no reason to think that there's any kind of big delay here, bonfire. Things are moving quite quickly, in whatever direction that turns out to be.
To your technical question about how long it takes for the DNA...actually not long to do some preliminary testing to see if this person is a possible.
DNA is great for ruling people out, or at least that's its strongest point.
It's a little more complex and time consuming to establish that there's only one in a billion chance that the DNA belongs to someone other than Mr. X.
In between those two extremes you've got some possibles...as in, this DNA could possibly be so and so's...he cannot be excluded, or this DNA is rather likely to be his because there's enough similarity there, short of a totally conclusive match.
Then, for trial purposes you put that evidence together with other incriminating evidence. You don't let it stand or fall on its on.
Thanks. Other than DNA, I pray they have a "smoking gun".
Haven't heard much from Karr's family this weekend. Be interesting to see if they came up with PROOF he was with them on Xmas.