Posted on 11/11/2018 11:45:15 AM PST by ETL
A family's nearly two-decade wait to find out who killed their beloved daughter came to an end this month, as investigators announced an arrest in the cold case.
The Orlando Police Department said Monday that 38-year-old Benjamin L. Holmes was arrested in the murder of Christina Franke.
Franke was 25 and a student at the University of Central Florida majoring in education when she was found dead in her Audubon Park apartment in October 2001, according to FOX35. The college student had been robbed and assaulted, and her killer had left a large amount of DNA at the scene, police said.
Holmes was identified after the Orlando Police Department worked with Parabon Nanolabs to run a DNA sample to create a computer-generated composite of what Christine's killer could look like. The composite initially didn't come up with a match.
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Fields added that there was no apparent connection between Franke and Holmes, but that the 25-year-old had likely come home from work with $300 in cash, which officers on the scene were not able to find.
“It’s safe to assume that he took the cash,” Fields said.
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At a news conference announcing the arrest, Franke's mother said she never thought she would know who killed her daughter.
"I honestly thought they would never find him," Tina Franke said. "This is such a blessing for our family."
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I agree that the DNA industry is going to be sued at some point by someone convicted by murder/rape charges. It is only a matter of time.
I personally think that this will be hilarious as it all plays out. Someone at a family gathering has an OS moment when they learn that a family member or family members have submitted DNA samples to one of the many companies that offer these services. Or even better yet one family member gives everyone DNA kits for Christmas. You think that they just might not want to submit to this? You just know that they are going to lose it when they find out that they have been caught because a family member wanted to do some family research.
Oh oh, this could be a great pre-wedding Christmas present. Future spouses could find out all kinds of interesting details about their intended, without even intending to uncover crimes. If future spouses refuse to submit to family DNA tests, that might be a major warning sign.
But it is not just DNA that leads to the conviction. They had to be able to prove that he was in that location at the time of the crime scene. The one guy from CA had numerous crime scene locations in Northern and Southern CA. Once family members had been identified through their DNA they were able to start looking at those closely related. Only one person had connections to both locations for the timeframe of the crimes.
Then there are alibis for the time and location. If you are on vacation in another state during a crime, then they cannot convict you of that crime.
There have been several times when a person lied about who they were when they were arrested. Fingerprinting has put a stop to that except in the case of identical twins, which I do believe even they have different fingerprints.
I wonder if he had anything to do with Jennifer kesse.
“That still is quite a chilling scenario. That my BROTHER’s DNA could be matched to a crime scene and then used against me is disturbing.”
UUUGH. It’s the other way around
Police are increasingly taking DNA as part of the booking process, like they currently take fingerprints and mug shots.
Felony booking process in Indiana now includes taking of DNA sample
Well, soon we will all be DNA-filed upon birth, then GPS chipped.
Fortunately I shall be long dead before that is standard practice.
But standard practice it shall be.
Hey SaxxonWoods
Your math is MESSED UP.
and your reading comprehension.
don’t they collect DNA on prisoners? He might have DNA on file...
But you bring up a VERY interesting point. If people know their DNA can be gotten without subpoena and then match to crimes it could kill the DNA analysis industry.
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It’s impossible to avoid at this time. You may never be sampled but relatives will give a strong match and you can bet they will be in the database.
If u have been in the military within the last 25 or so years your DNA is on file.
Do bloodbanks record DNA?
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