Friend of accused killer’s sister, new DNA expert both testify
Today marked the opening of defense arguments in the trial of Nima Momeni, who is accused of stabbing Cash App founder Bob Lee to death last year. Momeni’s attorneys today called to the stand Greg Hampikian, a DNA expert — who claimed there was a “serious problem” with the DNA on the knife allegedly used to kill Lee. Hampikian testified that an important footnote was left off the analysis that primarily placed Momeni’s DNA on the handle of the weapon. That footnote would have included the possibility of a false reading. Momeni is accused of stabbing Bob Lee to death over the perception of allegedly inappropriate behavior with Momeni’s sister, Khazar, earlier that day on April 3, 2023. While Lee did see Momeni’s sister before the stabbing, Momeni’s defense attorneys have attempted to discredit that motive by claiming Momeni only took issue […]
