Tuesday, January 30, 2007
DNA test raises questions about the 1993 murder of Ashley Estell
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Michael Blair, a previously convicted sex offender, sits on death row for the murder of Ashley Estell in 1993. Mr. Blair, a former soccer referee, and his attorneys agreed to a DNA test, the results of which, released on Monday, do not match the tissue found under Ashley Estell's fingernails.
Blair's defense team is using these results to attempt to win him a new trial to remove him from death row. Prosecutors, including District Attorney John Roach, still believe Blair is guilty. They claim that the tissue sample found under Ashley's nails could have come from any source, and may not belong to her killer.
Mr. Blair, even if proven innocent of Ashley's murder, would spend life in prison for three previous sex crimes involving children.
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