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Chamberlain testified at her divorce hearing in March 2007 that she tested her husband's underwear for the DNA of another woman last September. Her husband's lawyer asked what the test found. She replied,
“Another female. It wasn’t me.”
Ann Chamberlain also claimed in another hearing that she did the DNA test on her own time and with old chemicals that were going to be thrown out anyway.
Michigan State Police oversees the Lansing lab where Chamberlain was employed. They announced today they fired her, effective August 16, after they did an internal investigation of her violating administrative policy.
These policies prohibit the use of "department supplies, materials or equipment for non duty or non-department purpose."
The 33-year-old scientist received an award for Outstanding Contribution to the Michigan State Police Biological Services in 2006 for her research and method development in embryonic/fetal DNA recovery, according to Forensic Science Consultants Inc., which lists her among the forensic scientists it employs.
A sad career ending of a talented scientist. Now she has lost both a husband and a job. I am thinking that the job is the greatest loss and a terrible blow to her. Hopefully she will soon find another lab to put her skills to use at.
