Evidence: Incident Report-Pontotoc County Sheriff's Department

In response to a request from the Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Department seeking information about any discoveries of severed human body parts within the last 4-6 weeks, the Pontotoc County Sheriff's Department provided a copy of this incident report.

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PONTOTOC COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
18 S Liberty Street
Pontotoc, MS 38863
Incident Report

CASE NUMBER: 28L2004-02845			Date Reported: 12-28-2004	Time Reported: 10:25 AM
Location of Incident (Exact address, include Room/ Apt. No.) Nestor Brothers Sand & Gravel Company 325 Bishop Street Toccopola, Mississippi			Location Notes (additional information) arm located in sand pit 1/2-mile west of Bishop Street
Reporting Officer: Deputy Bruce Needham	Unit Number: 4241	Assisting Officer: N/A		Unit Number: N/A

PERSON 1
Type: Victim			Category: Adult		Foul Play Suspected Yes
Name: Jane Doe #9			Alias/Street Name/ Nickname none		Vic/Offender Relationship unknown
Race White	Height unknown		Weight unknown	Hair unknown		Eyes unknown	Sex F
Hat N/A	Jacket/Coat N/A		Shirt N/A	Pants N/A		Skirt/Dress N/A
Age unknown	DOB unknown		Soc. Security # unknown	Scars/Marks/Tattoos none
Injury Extent only left arm recovered			Injury Description left arm severed in shoulder area
Address unknown				Res Phone unknown Bus Phone unknown
Occupation unknown		Employer/School unknown		Employer Address unknown

PERSON 2
Type: Witness			Category: Adult		Foul Play Suspected unknown
Name: Joseph Nestor			Alias/Street Name/ Nickname none		Vic/Offender Relationship unknown
Race White	Height 5' 6"		Weight 150	Hair Black		Eyes Brown	Sex M
Hat none	Jacket/Coat tan		Shirt black	Pants blue denim jeans		Skirt/Dress N/A
Age 39	DOB 6/1/1965		Soc. Security # XXX-XX-XXX	Scars/Marks/Tattoos none
Injury Extent none			Injury Description N/A
Address CR 200, Highway 334, Toccopola, MS				Res Phone 489-XXXX Bus Phone 489-XXXX
Occupation Co-Owner		Employer/School Nestor Brothers Sand & Gravel Company		Employer Address 325 Bishop Street Toccopola, MS

ITEMS OF EVIDENCE/PROPERTY RECOVERED
(1)	Type ___ Damaged ___ Lost ___ Recovered ___ Stolen _X_ Taken into Evidence	Item Description 28L2004-02845-01: One (1) severed left arm, apparently female* * Arm remanded to custody of Coroner.
(2)	Type ___ Damaged ___ Lost ___ Recovered ___ Stolen _X_ Taken into Evidence	Item Description 28L2004-02845-02 through 28L2004-02845-07: Six (6) samples of sand covering the arm* * Samples remanded to custody of CSU.
(3)	Type ___ Damaged ___ Lost ___ Recovered ___ Stolen _X_ Taken into Evidence	Item Description 28L2004-02845-08 through 28L2004-02845-13: Six (6) samples of sand underneath the arm* * Samples remanded to custody of CSU.
(4)	Type ___ Damaged ___ Lost ___ Recovered ___ Stolen _X_ Taken into Evidence	Item Description 28L2004-02845-14 through 28L2004-02845-21: Eight (8) samples of sand from the area surrounding the arm* * Samples remanded to custody of CSU.

REPORTING OFFICER'S NARRATIVE (Brief narrative of the facts surrounding the offense and the arrest.)

At 10:14 a.m., Emergency Services received a 911 call reporting the discovery of what appeared to be a human arm on the Nestor Brothers Sand & Gravel Company property. The caller identified himself as Joseph Nestor, co-owner of the property. Pontotoc County Sheriff's Unit 4241 (Deputy Bruce Needham) was dispatched and arrived at the scene at 10:25 a.m. Environmental conditions at the scene upon arrival are as follows: approximate exterior temperature 41°F/5°C; approximate relative humidity: 62%.

Upon arrival, R/O was met by an adult white male, who identified himself as Joseph Nestor (Person 2). Person 2 told R/O that he had been working the west side of the sand pit when he uncovered what looked like a human arm. Person 2 said he returned to the company's office and contacted 911. After giving his account of the discovery, Person 2 then escorted R/O to a location on the west side of the company's property, approximately 1/2-mile south of Bishop Street. At that location, R/O observed what appeared to be a human arm partially buried in the sand. Closer examination confirmed that the arm was human. At 11:00 a.m., R/O notified Central and requested a CSU team and a Coroner's unit be notified to respond to the scene.

While waiting for the additional personnel to arrive, R/O secured the area and conducted a visual inspection of the surrounding area. R/O could find no indications that any other parts of the body were present.

Coroner's Inspector Jefferson MacDonald arrived at the scene at 11:21 a.m. Upon confirming the arm was human, Inspector MacDonald withdrew from the scene until CSU could complete processing.

CSU arrived at the scene at 11:28 a.m. and began processing the scene. R/O informed CSU that, to the best of his knowledge, the following personnel had occasion to enter the crime scene areas and may be excluded by CSU personnel: Joseph Nestor, Coroner's Inspector Jefferson MacDonald and himself.

After CSU had photographed the arm in situ and removed the sand covering it, Inspector MacDonald conducted a closer examination. Inspector MacDonald noted the arm appeared to be that of an adult white female and that it had been separated from the torso in the shoulder area but was otherwise intact. Inspector MacDonald observed a possible ligature mark around the wrist. Inspector MacDonald gave a preliminary estimate that the arm had likely been severed 3-6 days prior to the time of discovery, but said autopsy results would provide a more substantiated estimate.

Inspector MacDonald stayed with the CSU team to protect the integrity of the arm until it could be extracted from the scene without affecting other evidence processing. The arm was remanded into the custody of Coroner's Inspector Jefferson MacDonald. The arm was removed from scene at 12:45 p.m. and transported to the coroner's office for autopsy.

CSU completed their processing at 2:11 p.m. Evidence remanded into the custody of CSU for transport to the Crime Lab for routine analysis.

R/O left police tape in place, marking the crime scene, and instructed Person 2 that the area was not to be disturbed until the Pontotoc County Sheriff's Department notifies him that the scene has been release. Person 2 agreed to leave the area undisturbed. R/O departed the scene at 2:37 p.m.

DEFENDANT'S VERSION/REMARKS (What did the defendant say about the offense or his/her whereabouts at the time of offense?)

N/A

REPORTING OFFICER	Bruce Needham	DATE REPORTED	12-28-2004
REPORTING OFFICER	//Bruce Needham Signature	4241 Unit Number	12-28-2004 Date
ASSISTING OFFICER	Signature	Unit Number	Date