But if there five or ten, along with other forensic evidence, it is enough to say that an individual committed a crime "beyond a reasonable doubt."

The glove that didn't fit O.J. Simpson at his trial for the murder of his wife and another man is an example of forensic evidence that cleared someone who was falsely accused. Whether that was the correct verdict, we will never know for certain. Forensic evidence that does not "fit" an individual can just as easily remove him or her as a suspect.

The glove alone did not bring a verdict of not guilty to Simpson, but it was certainly a keystone in the defense. If he was supposed to have worn that glove when he committed the crime, and the glove is too small to fit his hand, how could he have committed the crime? It would be the same with DNA, or...
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