Forensic analysis

MISSISSIPPI CRIME LABORATORY

REPORT DATE: 4/22/2022

Andrew Needham, FTEE
Jackson Laboratory
Jackson, MS 39205
601-987-XXXX (FAX 601-987-XXXX)

Analysis: Serology; Latent Print Examination

Case #: 001838-16D-2022

Case Description: Wendy Holloway Death Investigation

Investigative Agency: Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Department

Investigating Officer(s): Det. S. Murphy, Det. T. Armstrong

 

Summary of Preliminary Evidence Analysis

Serology

DNA comparison between blood from victim and on clothes

Clothing collected in Incident #001865-17D-2022 was compared with the blood from Wendy Holloway collected at autopsy. ABO typing found that both the victim's blood and the blood on the clothes were A-positive.

In Figure 1, D4S139 Locus: "M" indicates the molecular ladder, "V"=blood of victim, and "C"= blood found on clothes.

Figure 2, DQalpha: "V"=blood of victim, and "C"= blood found on clothes, both 1.2, 3).

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Finding: The blood found on the clothes is consistent with that of the victim.

 

 

Fingerprint

A fingerprint was lifted from the victim's upper right arm, dusted with fluorescent powder and photographed under ultraviolet light.

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Finding: The fingerprint has not yet been identified.