Jury hears D.N.A. testimony in double murder trial

BESSEMER, Ala.—- A Jefferson County jury in Bessemer heard technical testimony trying to link a man to the murder of a Alliance community couple.

Today Nancy Vines took the stand and testified against Bobby Ray Sims.

Sims is accused of murdering Teresa and Hershell Florence, Vines’ aunt and uncle, with a shotgun in July 2007.

“The monster that did this will hopefully get what he deserves because we all for our actions, you know, we have to face the consequences,” Hershell Florence’s niece Nancy vines stated outside judge Terese Petelos’ courtroom.

Forensic scientist Donna Dodd told the jury Sims’ D.N.A. was found at the crime scene.

A firearm expert testified that three shotgun pellets struck each victim.

Outside the courtroom Sims family argued the wrong person was on trial. 

“Our dad is innocent.  He did not do this horrible thing. I feel bad for the family, but he did not do this horrible thing.  And he’s innocent,” stated Sims’ daughter Kimberly South said during a break from testimony Wednesday.

The last three years have been especially hard on Florence family.
In addition to his murder, Hershell’s brother and one of his sisters have died from natural causes since 2006.

“I don’t ever wish it for anybody in this world to ever have to go through what we’ve gone through,” vines concluded.

The trial is expected to last the rest of the week.