← All EvidenceOpeningState's Opening Statement Kenneth R. Kratz
Physical Evidence
Bone recovered from the burn pit that the State said would be matched to Teresa Halbach through DNA testing
In the Dassey trial's Day 1 opening statement, Kratz said a bone recovered from the burn pit retained tissue despite burning. He previewed DNA testing that he said would match the leg bone to a sample from Halbach; this was a description of expected proof, not testimony about completed results.
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In opening statement, the State identified DNA testing of tissue on the bone as its proposed means of identifying the recovered remains as Halbach's.