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Cross contamination not to blame for supposed killer’s DNA under victim’s fingernails, pathologist says

Cross contamination not to blame for supposed killer’s DNA under victim’s fingernails, pathologist says

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February 04, 2020 21: 16:11

A senior scientist operating at WA’s pathology labs has cast further doubt on claims by attorneys safeguarding implicated Claremont serial killer Bradley Edwards that contamination might explain how his DNA was discovered on one of his victim’s fingernails.

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  • Bradley Edwards is on trial for allegedly killing three women
  • His DNA was identified under the fingernails of one victim
  • His legal representative has grilled forensic scientists about evidence managing treatments

Edwards, 51, a previous Telstra specialist, is on trial in the WA Supreme Court implicated of wilfully killing 18- year-old Sarah Spiers, 23- year-old Jane Rimmer and 27- year-old C

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