Gunshot wounds on Tree victims were definitely not contact wounds, DOJ criminalist testifies

Deborah Stonebarger who continued her testimony today said both to Ms. Firpo and Ms. Holmquist that the gunshot wounds on Christina and Sunshine were not contact wounds.

The one blood stain on Bodhi Tree's sweatpants was not the victim's blood said Ms. Stonebarger but given the circumstances, she did not expect any back spatter or cast off blood from the victims on Tree.

"Another explaination could be that he didn't do it," said Ms. Holmquist, who is defending Tree along with Mr. Russo.

There has been no testimony yet about the victim's clothing.

Rebecca Gaxiola, another criminalist with the California Department of Justice who was qualified as a DNA expert for this hearing said that the DNA on the blood stain from Tree's sweatpants matched another blood sample taken from him and also matched the DNA from the "major male contributor" on a Mickey's beer bottle taken from the crime scene.

APD Officers Matthew O'Donovan and Chris Wilson testified about video surveilance from the 76 gas station and the clerk identifying the suspect they were looking for.