PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (LEX 18) — Mark Wohlander, the attorney for the Amber Spradlin family, announced in an update that the murder trial will be delayed after KSP crime lab tests found presumptive blood evidence on several items, prompting Commonwealth Attorney Brent Turner to seek additional DNA testing that could take months to complete.

The Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office said it expects to file a motion to continue the scheduled trial to allow time for further DNA analysis. Prosecutors said the additional testing is critical to the case and could impact courtroom strategy.

“This type of delay is not unusual for a murder case of this magnitude,” prosecutors noted, adding that presenting such cases to a jury can often take as many as three years.

The court may also hold a Daubert hearin

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