What Kathleen Zellner has said about DNA evidence
2 quotes · 1 episode · Sep 22, 2026
Kathleen Zellner, American criminal defense and wrongful-conviction attorney, has been quoted on DNA evidence 2 times in 1 episode of 20/20, most recently on September 22, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
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”
20/20: True Crime Vault: The Accused (Sep 22, 2026) · Listen from 51:19
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”
20/20: True Crime Vault: The Accused (Sep 22, 2026) · Listen from 53:30
Episodes
True Crime Vault: The Accused20/20 · Sep 22, 2026 · 1 h 24 min
David Muir revisits the 2004 murder of three-year-old Riley Fox, her father's coerced false confession, his DNA exoneration, and the FBI's identification of killer Scott Eby.
Others on DNA evidence
- Ashley Flowers · 3 quotes
- John Heinzelman · 2 quotes
- Matt Murphy · 2 quotes
- Alaina Urquhart · 2 quotes
- Tara Augustin · 1 quote
- Briana Whitney · 1 quote
- Megyn Kelly · 1 quote
- Jack Posobiec · 1 quote
Kathleen Zellner on other topics
- Cold case investigations · 1 quote
- Surveillance video evidence · 1 quote
- False confession · 1 quote