It took generations for DNA to be accepted as forensic evidence and its time for phylogenetics to be accepted as forensic evidence.
Join us and sign the petition -
DEMAND SEC ARMY Dr Mark T Esper make evidence available and the case be dismissed immediately
In 2009, I personally informed MAJ Matt Kemkes, my initial US ARMY Trial Defense attorney about the availability of phylogenetics and how the Infectious Disease clinic at both Walter Reed and Bethesda and across the entire Armed FOrces medical system, had previously been asked to use and conduct the phylogenetic analysis (routinely done for treatment and viral typing) but also used successfully in proving that a person living with HIV was NOT the source of another person's HIV infection.
At the time we presented CPT Jordan Stapley the information and contact with Dr Michael Metzger at Baylor university.
We even have the emails from those conversations.
Dr Metzger informed CPT Stapley that the test would demonstrate that LTC Pinkela was NOT the source of Chris Hamilton's HIV infection. CPT Stapley and Chris Hamilton denied access to Hamilton's blood sample.
Even at trial, Dr Sheila Peel from the US Army HIV Laboratory, confirmed under oath that both my initial blood sample and that of Chris Hamilton were both on file and forensically maintained!
Since then we have confirmed that the phylogenetic process was available both then and still available now. The RNA extraction process has even been IMPROVED.
Dr Mark T. Esper, the new Army Secretary is a West Point graduate...a man who wore the uniform and served in the first Gulf War...he knows the UCMJ process is NOT perfect and in many professional opinions it is BROKEN when it comes to issues just like this.
We are DEMANDING the US Army Secretary to ORDER the US ARMY HIV Laboratory to conduct the phylogenetics and release the results to the US Army Judge Advocate General and to my attorney.
WE are demanding that the Army Secretary, upon confirmation of the results, direct an immediate review and dismissal of the case and charges against LTC Ken Pinkela with all retirement pay, benefits and damages available be given to LTC Pinkela immediately.
