DNA Not from Former Akron Police Captain Douglas Prade in Ex-Wife's Murder
Attorneys for a former Akron police captain convicted of killing his ex-wife said the results of new tests show DNA found at the crime scene does not belong to Douglas Prade.
Prade, 66, has requested he be exonerated or granted a new trial as a result of the findings.
"To us, it indicates that he didn't do it," David Alden, Prade's attorney. Prade is also being represented the Ohio Innocence Project.
Prade was convicted of killing his ex-wife Margo, an Akron doctor, in September 1998.
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Another Case: DNA Not from ... Douglas Prade ...
by Hello65 on Thu Aug 02, 2012 11:14 pm
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Re: Another Case: DNA Not from ... Douglas Prade ...
by Hello65 on Thu Aug 02, 2012 11:35 pm
Here's another article:
Tests Indicate DNA Not from Former Akron Police Captain in Murder Case
Attorneys representing former Akron police Capt. Douglas Prade say they have new genetic tests that exclude him as the male source of DNA found on the lab coat of his murdered ex-wife, Dr. Margo Prade.
They argue that based on this evidence, Douglas Prade, convicted in September 1998 of aggravated murder, should be released from prison with the conviction cleared off his record — or at least receive a new trial.
The Summit County Prosecutor’s Office argues in a court filing the new evidence is “meaningless” and probably is the result of stray DNA from someone other than the killer, not proof that Prade is innocent.
State crime lab experts support the claim of prosecutors, writing in a report released last month that “the samples are not out-come determinative and likely represent background DNA due to casual transfer rather than a signature of the assailant . . .”
But to Prade attorneys, the findings are remarkable and proof of Douglas Prade’s innocence.
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Tests Indicate DNA Not from Former Akron Police Captain in Murder Case
Attorneys representing former Akron police Capt. Douglas Prade say they have new genetic tests that exclude him as the male source of DNA found on the lab coat of his murdered ex-wife, Dr. Margo Prade.
They argue that based on this evidence, Douglas Prade, convicted in September 1998 of aggravated murder, should be released from prison with the conviction cleared off his record — or at least receive a new trial.
The Summit County Prosecutor’s Office argues in a court filing the new evidence is “meaningless” and probably is the result of stray DNA from someone other than the killer, not proof that Prade is innocent.
State crime lab experts support the claim of prosecutors, writing in a report released last month that “the samples are not out-come determinative and likely represent background DNA due to casual transfer rather than a signature of the assailant . . .”
But to Prade attorneys, the findings are remarkable and proof of Douglas Prade’s innocence.
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Re: Another Case: DNA Not from ... Douglas Prade ...
by marlene on Fri Aug 03, 2012 12:01 am
Interesting. If the DAs think the DNA was transferred to the coat fragment during handling at the trial, they could all just submit their DNA and see if it is excluded. If it is, then someone is the owner of the DNA. But this brings up the question, why was anyone handling that coat fragment without gloves on?
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