The record speaks for itself. The “thorough” investigation left the apartment unsealed for more than a day. The roommate was alone inside before CSI arrived. After CSI left, the roommate’s mother entered alone, used the sliding-glass door that “was not locking,” and even left a note on the victi

They told the jury, “beyond a reasonable doubt.” But somewhere between the Bluetooth blip and the bedtime stories, reasonable disappeared. Trent Frye was convicted without DNA, without fingerprints, without a single eyewitness. The state built its case on a detection-not a connection-and a time