DNA expert: Blood in Christopher Harris' truck matched Rick Gee

A DNA analyst with the Illinois State Police told a Peoria County jury Friday that blood samples from several pieces of evidence contained human DNA but in some cases couldn't be identified.

William Frank who heads the Springfield DNA lab, said swabs of blood taken from the inside of Christopher Harris pickup truck contained DNA from Rick Gee, and a blood stain located on the right K-Swiss shoe that had DNA from Dillen Constant.

But that's not completely inconsistent with Harris' statement that he came upon Dillen in the midst of killing his family and had to kill him when the boy charged at him. He has admitted to being in the house and seeing the other members of the family lying dead.

Frank could not isolate enough DNA from the tire iron or the left K-Swiss shoe that was found, along with the right one, in the cow pasture near a bridge in rural Armington.

The scientist did say that blood samples found on the family's laptop were matched to Ruth Gee.

Earlier:

A former girlfriend of Christopher Harris told a Peoria County jury that he wanted sex daily and if she refused, he would "throw a little temper tantrum."

Kristy Moore of Clinton told the jury while Harris was never violent with her, he would get "pissy." She would eventually consent and things would return to normal.

The sordid details appear to part of an effort byprosecutorsto bolster their belief that Harris, 34, was looking for sex the night before he was accused of killing Rick and Ruth Gee, along with three of their children: Justina Constant, 16; Dillen Constant, 14, and Austin Gee, 11, as well as severely injuring 3-year-old Tabitha Gee.

To that end, prosecutors called antoher former girlfriend from McLean and a Lawndale woman whom Harris mistakenly visited at 11:35 p.m. "looking to party."

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DNA expert: Blood in Christopher Harris' truck matched Rick Gee