The Jessica Lunsford Tragedy: The mattress

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March 05, 2007

The mattress

As DNA expert Roshale Gaytmenn described blood and semen stains on Couey's tattered mattress, jurors' expressions shifted from weariness to disgust.

Prosecutor Pete Magrino uncovered the mattress, propped upwards, for everyone in the courtroom to see. The bedding, a browned yellow, loomed behind Gaytmenn as she explained how she had determined that Couey's semen, Jessica's blood and a mixture of the two were present.

Gaytmenn said she had looked for reddish-brown stains to test for blood. She also inspected the dingy mattress cover for semen.

As she described her research, Mark Lunsford jittered uncomfortably. Angela Bryant, Jessica's estranged mother, cried quietly, several rows away.

-- Elena Lesley

March 05, 2007 in Trial | Permalink

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