I can't see the prosecutor not using this, especially because she for sure would have had his skin cells under her nails. I don't think he could have gotten rid of all traces, and left blue paint fragments under her nails.
It may not even be worth our time to speculate over it..but I wish we could have been given a straight answer as to why it wasn't used.
Do you think the fingernails could have had the dna cleaned out prior to the paint chips?
Rapists have tried to get rid of evidence by forcing the victim to take as shower...would all the trace evidence/his dna be cleared from her nails if he forced her to use a nail brush under water? Just some thoughts to ponder..
Kim, no offense but, you are still working under the impression that she was sexually assulted - there is no proof of that.
If she did indeed scratch her killer - taking a shower would not be all that effective in removing skin cells from her fingernails. And I don't believe a terrified 7 year old would be very skilled at using a nail brush. I doubt that the killer could remove all the skin cells even if he/she did the brushing themselves.
can you point me in the direction of the trial threads - I don't recall how much testimony was given on the condition of her body - I have a few questions, but have to have this info before I post them.....