Evidence: Incident Report, discovery of hidden room
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On July 14, 2011, a 911 caller reported a suspicious finding at the Physical Plant Shops and Stores building on the University of Mississippi campus.
Evidence: Preliminary Inventory Report
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CSU provided a preliminary inventory of the evidence they collected from the hidden room that was discovered in the Shops and Stores building on the Ole Miss campus.
Evidence: Photos of hidden room evidence
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Selected photos from the hidden room scene in the Physical Plant Shops and Stores building.
Evidence: Incident Report, body found (1987)
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At approximately 7:13 a.m., a 911 caller reported a dead body on the side of Hathorn Road, south of Creekmore Blvd. An Ole Miss Physical Plant employee made the discovery.
Evidence: Coroner's Summary Report (1987)
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This report summarizes the Coroner's findings in the postmortem examination of Kevin Gilmore, including cause of death.
Evidence: Memo to Case File (1988)
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In 1988, the detectives wrote a memo to the Gilmore case file regarding the status of the investigation.
Evidence: Kevin Gilmore timeline (1987)
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Detectives Nelson and Anderson used witness statements to develop a timeline of Kevin Gilmore's movements in the days before his death.
Evidence: Alibi Chart (1987)
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YCSD personnel tried to verify the whereabouts of potential suspects on the night Kevin Gilmore was last seen alive.
Evidence: Hidden Room Sketch
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A diagram showing the locations of items in the hidden room.
Evidence: Hidden Room Evidence Analysis
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The State Crime Lab performed preliminary tests on the evidence collected from the hidden room discovered in the Shops and Stores building.
Evidence: Contract for Juke Joint Sale
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James Mason made his copy of the 1988 Juke Joint sale contract available to YCSD investigators.
Evidence: Fingerprint Comparison
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In light of new information, additional fingerprint comparisons are being conducted.
Evidence: Butch Weaver criminal history
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YCSD investigators located an old arrest record for Butch Weaver in a nearby county.
Evidence: Receipt for Boat Purchase, Butch Weaver
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YCSD investigators tracked down a receipt for Butch Weaver's boat purchase in 1988.
Evidence: Updated Hidden Room Fingerprint Analysis
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In light of new information, additional fingerprint comparisons have been conducted.

