DNA from the rifle's stock, grip, and bolt was at least one trillion times more likely to have come from Tyler Robinson than from four unrelated individuals. This is the scientific spine of the state's case — and it's almost impossible to argue away.
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With Graham Allen still on the phone, the conversation turns to what Blake identifies as the defense's core strategy: prolonged cross-examinations on boring technical details — bullet fragment analysis, peer-reviewed forensic methodology studies, the David Engelhardt letter — while rushing through the portions of the Twiggs video where Robinson confesses. The goal, Blake argues, is to occupy as much jury headspace as possible with confusion and as little as possible with the repeated confessions. Then Clip 25 delivers the scientific spine of the state's case: ATF agent Faumuina reads the DNA results, stating that profiles from the rifle's stock, grip, and bolt were at least one trillion times more likely to have originated from Tyler Robinson than from four unrelated individuals. The hosts also read from a tweet by ballistics expert Phoenix Ammunition, who identified the bullet as a Remington Core-Locked soft point — specifically designed to deform and prevent an exit wound — noting that 16 of Remington's approximately 17 bullet varieties have the same expanding design. Graham Allen and two other prior-military courtroom observers all agreed independently that the bullet did not look like a full metal jacket. [1] — Agent Faumuina "DNA from the rifle's stock, grip, and bolt was at least one trillion times more likely to have come from Tyler Robinson than from four unre…" 34:20 [2] — Blake "The defense's approach is transparent: agonizing cross-examinations on boring technical details like bullet fragment analysis and David Eng…" 33:10
The defense's approach is transparent: agonizing cross-examinations on boring technical details like bullet fragment analysis and David Engelhardt's letter, while rushing past the Twiggs video where Robinson confessed. The goal is to occupy jury headspace with confusion and minimize focus on the repeated confessions.
DNA profiles recovered from the rifle's stock, grip, and bolt were at least one trillion times more likely to have originated from Tyler Robinson than from four unrelated individuals.
Ballistics expert Phoenix Ammunition noted that 16 out of Remington's 17.3 varieties of bullets use expanding, deforming, or fragmenting design — directly relevant to why bullet fragments were the only evidence recovered.
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