Photo from Court TV stream
Personnel from Kentucky’s state crime lab testified Wednesday in trial of Pembroke triple-murder suspect Christian “Kit” Martin.
Trace evidence specialist Jack Reed analyzed hairs found in the vehicle of Ed Dansereau and while several were similar to a sample taken from Martin, his testing cannot definitively say they were from him.
Hairs that were sent for DNA analysis turned out to either not be a match with Martin or there wasn’t sufficient DNA to conduct the testing.
Blood from Pam and Calvin Phillips and Dansereau was found inside and outside of the Phillips residence on South Main Street in Pembroke, but no definitive blood evidence at the scene identified Martin. Forensic Scientist David McCann says no blood was found in analysis of clothing taken from Martin’s home.
Rachel Dickey is a trace evidence specialist who specializes in arson investigation and says usable evidence she received from the burned car scene on Rosetown Road did not produce evidence of an accelerant.
Some of the blood items and hair were not sufficient for DNA analysis and at least a few of the blood items had been contaminated in some way, according to the testimony.
Marlene LaRock was on the phone with Pamela Phillips when she arrived home on the day the murders occurred, and she says Phillips told her to stay on the line because she saw something—the last thing she heard was a scream.
Other witnesses who took the stand in the afternoon were Medical Examiner Dr. Jeffrey Springer, who examined the bodies of the victims, former Deputy Coroner Zack Lamb. Christian County Sheriff’s Deputy Scott Noisworthy and Lt. Scott Smith both elaborated on evidence they collected through the investigation, including cellphone data that showed the call times between Pam Phillips and LaRock.