| When
blood is drawn for testing by labs it's preserved with the chemical
called EDTA, which stops the DNA in the blood from degrading.
(Degradation is the breaking down of a chemical into its component
parts over time.) Dr. Cotton explained that when she compared
the degradation levels of Nicole's autopsy vial, she found that
it contained more degraded blood that the blood found on Simpson's
socks. The blood on the sock was fresher and much richer in
DNA than the blood in the vial. It is impossible to raise DNA
in blood once it's degraded, no if and or buts about it, it
can't be done. According to OJ's defense team, the blood they
contend was planted on Simpson's socks came from Nicole's autopsy
vial. This has proven to be impossible by Dr. Cotton's testimony.
If indeed the blood would have come from the autopsy vial, it
would not have contained the rich DNA. Another words, the blood
on the sock was much fresher as it spurted out onto Simpson's
socks in the process of killing her, but the blood that was
collected for testing was done two days later, therefore it
wasn't as fresh, as Nicole had been dead for two days and the
chemicals in her body had already begun to breakdown. If the
blood splashed on Simpson's socks while in the process of killing
Nicole, then he took the socks off and left them to air dry
overnight, in an air-conditioned atmosphere, this condition
is equal to a criminologist taking a swatch right after Nicole
had been murdered, then letting it air dry. It was impossible
for the blood that was found on Simpson's socks to have been
planted. |
