I believe the comment was about the murders family.
Up until this point they had no idea, they now have to live with that knowledge.
The only people being punished now are the these family members who did nothing wrong.
Up until this point they had no idea, they now have to live with that knowledge.
The only people being punished now are the these family members who did nothing wrong.
The upshot is that even if there's been a mistake, this man's name will never be cleared, and his family will just have to live with this.
Maybe their reaction to learning the news was more like "yeah this makes sense - dad was an abusive asshole my whole life. At least I wasn't killed".
That's known as a devil's bargain.
> Maybe their reaction to learning
A more likely outcome is irreparable trauma.
No. A couple of children, grand children, or cousins agreed to share their DNA (or it was legally removed without consent). The rest could have told the cops "NO", and they still would have gotten enough DNA evidence.
It's rather important that we say "accused's family". It's irresponsible to label someone a murderer without giving them an honest opportunity for defense.