FBI Expert: Hair Sample Had Apparrent Decomposition - Foxnews

ORLANDO, Fla. – An
FBI forensic expert at the Casey Anthony murder trial said on Saturday
that a hair she examined had evidence of apparent decomposition, a
potential blow to the defense team.


Karen Lowe, the expert, told jurors that she
compared the hair that was found in a car trunk to a sample of hair
found in a brush that was believed to belong to Caylee Anthony, the
deceased toddler. Because of the small amount of hair recovered, Lowe
was unable to say for certain the hair was a match.


Defense attorneys, in turn, called hair
evidence unreliable. Lowe, who worked for the FBI for 15 years, admitted
that microscopic hair examination can be unreliable and could not
guarantee the hair in question was from Caylee.


Casey Anthony's trial enters its 10th day of
testimony Saturday. Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the
death of her toddler, Caylee, in the summer of 2008.


Her remains were found in a wooded area near
her grandparents' home in December 2008. The prosecution says the girl
was suffocated after duct tape was placed over her mouth. The defense
contends she accidently drowned in her grandparents' swimming pool.


On Friday a crime scene investigator
testified that he smelled human decomposition when he first examined the
inside of Anthony's car.
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