Natalie Morales

Now, the defense points out the amount of DNA that they had was the equivalent of perhaps six.

six skin cells, which is a minute amount.

So they said this is like the weakest bit of evidence that you could possibly even have.

And they said as well, according to the defense, the fact that they shared custody of Rihanna

it's expected that there would be some sort of cross-contamination with DNA.

And remember those soil samples that I talked about from the driveway and the evidence that was on the car?

So the FBI analyzed the mud that was found on the tire of the car, and also they looked at the soil that was taken from Bob Atrop's lawn, and they said that the mud on the tire was indistinguishable from the mud from Bob's lawn in color, composition, and texture.

So that would be a real compelling piece of evidence.

In fact, there became this whole part of the trial that was all about the soil evidence.

They had soil experts testify.

The defense said, though, when it comes down to it, it's soil that is so commonplace in the Willamette Valley that they're like, how could you definitively say that it's Bob Atrop's lawn?

Right.

So so Bob is a salesman.

And so at the time he was so his now he's telling detectives, you know, all these years later, well, those phone calls weren't there because I used an MCI calling card to make those calls.

And the prosecutors were like, no, no, no, that just doesn't add up.

Because when you make a call using these calling cards, then you have to punch in this code, this 16-digit code.

It just didn't sound like the act of a frantic husband who's calling 911.

But then also, is he like sitting there punching in the code to, you know, just try to make these calls?

It just didn't add up to the prosecutors.

Yeah, it makes a lot of sense.