DNA proof
It's a story reporters dream of -- especially a certain reporter who covers crime, once wanted to major in genetics and then settled for putting together a big newspaper project on unsolved cases: After spending nearly 10 years in prison for a rape conviction, a Lodi man walked free Friday when DNA evidence cleared him of the crime.It's the second DNA-related case I've written about; the previous one involved a man who was linked to an unsolved rape case through DNA, then led camouflage-clad detectives on a chase through a vineyard, across a field and up to a roof before he surrendered and later pleaded guilty.
But this is the other side, the one that initially makes headline news and is then forgotten. DNA, in essence, solved part of this most recent case, though there are still so many unknowns. While this man, Peter Rose, and his attorneys have every reason to celebrate, there's also an element of sadness. A man lost 10 years of his life, and no amount of DNA will return that decade to him.
Posted by Layla at 11:49 AM, October 30, 2004
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