Matthew entered an Alford Plea in the Fairfax case on the third day of the trial in June. An Alford Plea is not an admission of guilt, but in entering the plea Matthew admits there was enough evidence for him to be found guilty at trial. Matthew entered the plea after a DNA expert testified his DNA matched DNA found on the fingernail of the victim. The expert told the court the chance the DNA collected is not Matthew's is one in 7.2 billion.