The prosecution of Andrew Dykes for the 1997 homicide of Tanya Denise Jackson presents a complex crossroads of forensic science, historical investigative reconstruction, circumstantial evidence, and criminal procedure. Nearly three decades after Tanya’s death, prosecutors have advanced a theory of criminal responsibility predicated upon biological evidence, an established intimate relationship, a possible interpersonal motive, the defendant’s military medical training, and statements obtained during a subsequent investigation.

But it isn't that simple....