“It’s always creepy when the police investigate people close to you, but you have to ask, who is hurt and who benefits? This is such an obvious way to solve a crime when you have a string of rapes or murders. You have to try.” ~ Greg Hampikian, Boise State University professor, director of the Idaho Innocence Project, and expert in forensic DNA. ²

"Imagine the following scenario as you are exiting your local bank, a man you do not recognize stops you with a hearty 'hello' and a handshake. Soon, the man realizes he has mistaken you for someone else and continues into the bank. Later that day you hear that there was a robbery at the very bank you visited. A few days later, the police are knocking on your door ready to arrest you for the robbery. The police even have your DNA at the crime scene. In fact, it was found on the pen used to write the robbery note. You are certain you never touched that pen so how could this be possible? Perhaps you didn't. But, that man at the entrance to the bank that shook your hand? Well, he did touch the pen. And the DNA you transferred to his hand via the handshake, he then transferred to the pen." ³