The Criminal Science
October, 2000
Wilton Dedge has been in a Florida prison for 18 years for the knife assault and rape of a teenage girl. Like many prisoners, Dedge insists he's innocent. But the circumstances of his claim merit a closer look. All Dedge wanted was for the state to turn over saliva and blood samples, as well as semen taken from the victim's vagina after the rape. Forensic scientists could then conduct tests to determine if the samples contain Dedge's DNA.Until a judge intervened earlier this year, the prosecutio...
