Tennessee DNA Legislation

As it stands at now, TN's law states that when a person is convicted of a felony, their DNA must be submitted to the state. We, Johnia's family, many members of the Knox County Sheriff's Department, and a handful of state representatives, senators and house members, feel that this is inadequate. What is needed is an addendum to the current legislation that will require persons arrested for violent crimes to submit a DNA sample that will then be cross-referenced with a state registry. If the arrestee is found not guilty, their DNA sample will be removed from the registry.

How is this relevant?

DNA evidence from a third party was found at the scene of Johnia's murder. There have been ZERO arrests made to date. Did the killer commit a violent crime before? Since? If so, under the new law, his DNA would be cross-checked against TN's state registry. If the murderer was arrested on charges of a violent crime since, his DNA would match records currently in the database.

Please help us support House Bill 2649 and Senate Bill 2651 by signing the iPetition at the link below.

Thank you - Johnia's family.

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