Truth in Court
The courtroom was packed with geneticists as witnesses and the auditorium was lined with press cameras. After explaining that “Ellen Morris is an extremely rare case in which the DNA differs between her blood and ovaries,” Dr. Leonard was called upon. ‘Indeed I took it up. And yet there is no match… I thought it was a testing error.” Hearing this testimony, the prosecutor fell silent before the scientific evidence. When the judge banged his gavel and announced, “I withdraw the indictment and declare you not guilty,” there was a groan from the audience and Ellen shed tears for the first time.
