From the Franklin Hall newsroom, it’s Wednesday April 21st, this is Black Squirrel Radio’s Betz Rund with you Kent Crime update.
The trial continues for University of Akron student Adrian Barker, who is being charged with murder for the death of Christopher Kernich.
Most of Tuesday’s testimony was dominated by a series of DNA and forensic experts.
The jury was welcomed back from their lunch recess with brown paper bags containing Barkers clothes from the night of the assult.
Linda Ebeieth, a forensic scientist who specializes in DNA and forensic biology, testified that she examined some of the clothing.
Ebeieth explained that Barker’s shirt had a mixture of DNA that matched a DNA profiles taken from Barker, Kelly and Kernich. Kelly’s trail is slated to begin May 4th.
From the Franklin Hall newsroom, its Thursday April 15th, this is Black Squirrel Radio’s Betz Rund and his is your Kent Crime update.
John Kernich, father of murdered Kent State student Christopher M. Kernich, took the stand in the first day of testimony in the trial of Adrian Barker.
Kernich’s father gave a heartfelt description of his son to the jury. He shared memories of Chris taking to sports at an early age, becoming a football star at Fairborn High School.
“Every time he brought a friend home, it was a different friend,” Mr. Kernich said of his son’s personality.
Kent City Police Officer Benjamin Darrah and Police Captain Gregory J. Urcheck were also called as witnesses.
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