Repository Collection 03
DNA Mislabeled in Murder Case
ARTICLE SOURCE ENTRY
Last Revised • July 4, 2026
This Source Verification Page documents a newspaper article cited in the Supplemental Motion for which the original published text has not yet been recovered. The article's existence, title, author, publication date, and underlying subject matter have been independently verified through archived publication records and multiple secondary sources discussing the underlying SBI forensic reporting error. These materials collectively support the citation presented in the Supplemental Motion and have been preserved pending recovery of the original newspaper article.
"See also "DNA Mislabeled in Murder Case", Winston-Salem Journal, August 28, 2005"
Related SMAR Citation
Source Name
DNA Mislabeled in Murder Case
Author(s)
Phoebe Zerwick
Publication(s)
Winston-Salem Journal
Publication Date
August 28, 2005
Verification Source
Secondary citations discussing the article and the underlying SBI analyst error.
Source Location
News & Observer special report on SBI laboratory practices
Highlighted Pages
Genetic Witness Cover, Copyright page, 205, 244,
FORENSIC SCIENCE AND CAPITAL PUNISHMENT REFORM cover, 366
Referenced in the Supplemental Motion
Page 13, Paragraph: 17
✔ Article obtained and reviewed.
✔ Relevant passages highlighted.
✔ Publicly available source
✔ Included within the Source Verification Archive
May's allegation that the forensic evidence presented at his trial warrants heightened scrutiny because
SBI analyst Brenda Bissette participated in the testing and reporting. The Winston-Salem Journal
article is cited to document reporting that DNA evidence was mislabeled in a murder case involving
Bissette's forensic work. May relies upon this source to support his claim that the analyst whose work
contributed to the forensic evidence presented at his trial was later associated with significant
laboratory errors, raising questions about the reliability of forensic testing performed by the SBI Crime
Laboratory
Archived URL confirming the existence and publication of the original Winston-Salem Journal article.
Aronson, Jay D.
Craig M. Cooley
Working research copies of both sources containing the highlighted passages cited in the Supplemental Motion.
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Source Status
Cited to Support
Supporting Documents
Archived Original Publication
Secondary Verification Source
Genetic Witness: Science, Law, and Controversy in the Making of DNA Profiling
Secondary Verification Source
Forensic Science and Capital Punishment Reform: An "Intellectually Honest" Assessment
Highlighted Research Copy
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