Associated Press - November 6, 2009 12:54 PM ET
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The chief criminologist at the Arkansas Crime Laboratory told jurors at a capital murder trial that hair similar to that of Curtis Vance was found in bedding and on a bathrobe belonging to slain TV anchorwoman Anne Pressly.
Vance has pleaded not guilty to charges filed after Pressly's death in October 2008. His trial opened this week at Little Rock.
In testimony Friday, Lisa Channell acknowledged that hairs are easily transferred and that she couldn't guarantee that the hair found in Pressly's bedroom came from Vance.
The witness also said that a swab taking during a rape examination tested positive for semen.
Channell testified only about forensic evidence, not DNA. Prosecutors have said DNA evidence links Vance to the Pressly killing.
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