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The American Civil Liberties Union filed the suit Thursday on behalf of Keith Amato of Provincetown, The Boston Globe reports. The group claims that Michael O'Keefe, district attorney for the Cape and Islands, did not destroy the sample as promised by state police who interviewed Amato.

The killing of Christa Worthington, who was found dead in her home in Truro, was one of the most notorious on Cape Cod. Truro is a quiet town at the end of the Cape.

A trash collector was convicted of the crime in 2006.

O'Keefe told the Globe that he authorized the destruction of all DNA samples involved with the case after the trial.

"This is an individual who wants an additional 15 minutes of fame, and apparently the ACLU is willing to be complicit", O'Keefe said.

Amato, former son-in-law of Worthington's boyfriend, testified during the 2006 trial that investigators put pressure on him to confess and to give a DNA sample.

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