Kathleen Zellner

Zellner said the key lesson of the case is to perform testing before making an arrest.

“If you want to take away one thought in this case is do the test before you make the arrest”

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Zellner said jurors will convict a defendant who has confessed unless there is DNA evidence.

“jurors are going to convict somebody who's confessed to something unless you've got DNA evidence”

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Zellner argued Scott Eby displayed numerous red flags that Wilmington police should have caught on the day of the murder.

“from the burglary convictions to the suicide attempts to the inquiries about Riley. I mean, he did everything but set a siren off at his house”

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Zellner said the gas-station video did not show Kevin's car and could not hold up in court without a plate or clear face.

“You would have to have the license plate or a very clear picture of his face to ever have that hold up in court”

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Zellner argued prosecutors should have tested the confession because confessions must be corroborated.

“The state's attorney should have checked all of that out, because a confession has to be corroborated”

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