katydid23
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I don't think DNA from Cash on DB's clothing or even under Cash's fingernails, will prove murder, ---just kidnapping most likely.It could also be DNA from Cash found on DB or DB's clothing. Cash could have DNA under his fingernails, and also DB could have blood splatter on himself or his clothing. Evidence could have been found at DB's residence with little Cash's DNA. Prints could have been found on the murder weapon.
I'm just jumping off your post Katydid, I agree and respect your thoughts, especially having personal knowledge of mental illness by person known to you. What I don't understand is if a person doesn't know murder is wrong, how do they know to deny it? How do they know to sneak in a house when everyone is sleeping so they don't get caught, if they don't know what they are doing is wrong? Either way, prison or mental institution DB if found guilty should never be free to walk the streets again.
How horrible for little Cash. My heart breaks.
But blood splatter on DB's clothing could, I agree. And prints on the murder weapon---possibly, but still a defense atty could try and say he just retrieved the weapon from the crime scene but didn't kill the child.
But I think the most definitive is body fluids from DB on the victim or blood platter on DB from the victim.
As to your question:
"What I don't understand is if a person doesn't know murder is wrong, how do they know to deny it? How do they know to sneak in a house when everyone is sleeping so they don't get caught, if they don't know what they are doing is wrong..."
Kind of hard to explain because severe mental illness is hard to explain logically. The thoughts are not rational. And psychotic episodes come and go.
But DB knew he had to sneak into the house because if anyone caught him they would stop him from doing what he desired to do. He knew everyone else thinks it is wrong---but he doesn't agree with everyone else.
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