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Aug 1, 2008 6:25 pm US/Central
BCA Expert: Airbag DNA Does Not Match Franco
WILLMAR, Minn. (AP) ―
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Olga Marina Franco Del Cid of Minneota is charged with 24 counts in the February 13th crash near Cottonwood, including criminal vehicular homicide in the deaths of four elementary school students. (File)
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A forensic scientist for the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has testified that DNA samples taken from the airbags of the minivan that crashed into a school bus do not match the genetic profile of the woman accused of driving the van.
Instead, the samples revealed the DNA profile of an unidentified male, according to Amy Liberty.
Olga Marina Franco Del Cid of Minneota is charged with 24 counts in the February 13th crash near Cottonwood, including criminal vehicular homicide in the deaths of four elementary school students.
Franco's attorneys have been allowed to argue that Franco's boyfriend -- not Franco -- was driving the minivan. A state trooper earlier testified that he saw Franco behind the wheel of the crashed minivan.
Also testifying Friday was an agent from the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Jeremy Christenson says Franco's boyfriend was traced to a small village in Mexico and that federal officials were unable to secure an extradition warrant to bring him back to the U.S.
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Cottonwood is located west of the Twin Cities.
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