During the expert's testimony, a clip from the movie "Jurassic Park" was played. The clip showed an explainer of how researchers obtained "dino DNA" from a mosquito. The expert said she uses the video, which detailed how DNA works, as an explainer.

A year after initially searching for the missing 24-year-old Shannan Gilbert, authorities found her remains on Gilgo Beach. Gilbert, an escort, had called 911 on the night of her disappearance in the gated Oak Beach community in May 2010. She placed the call after she ran away from a meeting with a client who she connected with on Craiglist.