What I was trying work out if Gerry has an officer with him so he is protected from the accusation that he contaminated that pillow case himself. I'm not saying he did, but some are saying "he had experienced officers with him and his role was just to let them into his house" but that was total news to me. It seems like the forum here is also not aware of this alleged Police presence yet it is clearly Gerry's intention to collect a sample of DNA crucial to this case.
Maybe it was wrong for the PJ or the FSS to use this reference sample, since a potential suspect had the chance to tamper with it.
But then again it is only at the level of a missing person investigation at this stage and that is about the normal level of security of evidence gathering in a missing person inquiry.
e.g When the parent or a missing child is asked to get something belonging to their child it would not be done as if it was a crime scene. The parent would just go into the child's play areas or bedroom and take some items in order to help the inquiry.
So personally I do not find it suspect even if Gerry did this evidence collection unaccompanied.
I'm glad about that.
The results of the DNA profile obtained from the pillowcase is approximately 29
million times more likely if the profile originates form a natural child of theirs rather
than someone unrelated to them.
In my opinion, the results detailed above provide extremely strong support for the
view that the profile obtained from the pillowcase originated from a natural child of
Kate HEALY and GERALD McCANN.
Please note: I understand that the McCANN's have a second female child. It
therefore remains a formal possibility that the DNA on the pillowcase could
have originated from her as the genetics would be in keeping with those
described above.
If I can be of further assistance or you require a CJA statement please do not
hesitate to contact me at the laboratory on 01937 548287.
Yours sincerely
Lesley Anne Denton
FORENSIC SCIENTISTS
Date: 28 June 2007
The other bit of the equation (not completed at the point Leslie Anne Denton wrote the above, but assuredly
completed) was to take the profile of the McCanns' (only) other (female) child and compare the profile with the profile from the pillow.
When they did that, they found the two profiles different, confirming that they had Madeleine's DNA.
To confirm, the (initial) sweep (by the Portuguese) forensic laboratory did not establish Madeleine's DNA.
The sweep 3 months later by the British didn't, either, but the saliva (from the pillow of Madeleine's Rothley home) certainly did.
And forget UVF (or whatever else).
