Defense in Stein murder points to new blood evidence

Defense lawyers in the murder trial of celebrity broker Linda Stein have drawn attention to new blood evidence that they say shows a man was the killer, not personal assistant Natavia Lowery, who police say confessed. The defense says DNA evidence exists for unknown “Male A.” “The real killer is a man, he’s out there and we have his DNA profile,” Manhattan attorney Ronald Kuby said. A report prepared by the medical examiner’s office found that blood from a man as well as Stein was found on her bathroom sink. Manhattan district attorney spokeswoman Barbara Thompson dismissed the blood as “a tiny speck.”