Traces of blood that police say matched Nina Reiser's and were found in her estranged husband's home and car could have been left as a result of intimate contact, a DNA expert testified Thursday in the murder trial of Hans Reiser.Forensic scientist Keith Inman, testifying for the defense in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland, said there are many ways the blood could have been deposited in both places.
Defense attorney Richard Tamor asked Inman, who has worked in police departments throughout California, whether the blood could have resulted from "intimate contact," and Inman said yes.
A bloodstain on a sleeping bag sack found in Hans Reiser's Honda CRX matches the DNA profile of Nina Reiser, according to previous testimony by Oakland police criminalist Shannon Cavness.
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