Dalila Cirencione collected and documented the victims' cheek swabs and handled an iPhone for transfer to the SLED laboratory. Cross-examination examined her limited investigative role and lack of specialized electronic-isolation procedures.
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Dalila Cirencione
Investigator who collected DNA swabs from Paul and Maggie Murdaugh and transferred phone evidence to SLED.
Appeared2023 Murder Trial
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SLED Crime Scene Unit agent Dalila Cirencione testified for the prosecution about collecting two cheek swabs from each victim at a medical center. She described sealing and labeling the samples, transferring them to the SLED forensic laboratory, and identifying the packages through her handwriting, initials, dates, descriptions, and seals.
Cirencione also described receiving an iPhone with a clear case near the Moselle kennels on June 8. She did not know who owned it, but identified the associated chain-of-custody forms and explained that she placed the phone in a labeled paper bag for transport to the laboratory.
On cross-examination, Cirencione said she had not otherwise processed the crime scene and did not recall whether the phone was on or off. She said she was not a cell-phone expert, did not know what a Faraday bag was, and had received no special electronic-handling instructions. She maintained that she used gloves, sealed and labeled the paper bag, wrote a supplied passcode on it, and transported the phone directly to the forensic laboratory.
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