Preliminary forensic analysis
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MISSISSIPPI CRIME LABORATORY |
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REPORT DATE: 6/16/2022 Andrew Needham, FTEE |
Analysis: Latent Print Examination; Serology; Trace Evidence Analysis; Ballistics |
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Case #: 002829-13F-2022 |
Case Description: Douglas Reed Homicide Investigation |
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Investigative Agency: Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Department |
Investigating Officer(s): Det. S. Murphy, Det. E. Parker |
Summary of Preliminary Evidence Analysis
| 002829-01: One (1) key ring with two (2) keys and one (1) key fob with pin-hole camera and micro USB port recovered from floor underneath chair in westernmost second-row chair northwest corner of YCCC Meeting Room 10 |
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| • Two (2) unidentified full and partial fingerprints • See attached report for disk metadata and video EXIF information |
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| 002829-02: One (1) 25-oz. stainless steel water bottle approximately 1/3 full with clear liquid recovered from lectern in northwest corner of YCCC Meeting Room 10 |
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| • Three (3) full and partial fingerprints consistent with Douglas Reed • GC-MS analysis identifies contents as consistent with purified water |
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| 002829-03: One (1) cellular telephone recovered from the victim's right front pants pocket |
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| • Four (4) full and partial fingerprints consistent with Douglas Reed • Digital forensic analysis is ongoing |
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| 002829-04: One (1) bullet casing recovered from floor underneath chair in westernmost first-row chair northwest corner of YCCC Meeting Room 10 |
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| • Identified as .380 ACP Winchester PDX1 95-grain JHP • Rifling impressions are consistent with being fired from 002829-08 • No identifiable fingerprints found |
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| 002829-05: One (1) laptop recovered from western-most table at the north end of YCCC Meeting Room 10 |
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| • Four (4) full and partial fingerprints consistent with Douglas Reed • Five (5) unidentified full and partial fingerprints • In-depth digital forensic analysis is ongoing pursuant to witness Jake Hemphill's claim that files on this computer had been tampered with |
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| 002829-06: One (1) cardboard box marked "Carlson/Hemphill handouts" containing 8-1/2" x 11" flyers recovered from YCCC Meeting Room 10 |
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| • Two (2) full and partial fingerprints consistent with Douglas Reed • Eight (8) unidentified full and partial fingerprints • 177 pages or approximately 89% of the flyers contained in the box were found to be blank. |
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| 002829-07: One (1) carpet section, 5' x 7' with apparent blood stains recovered from YCCC Meeting Room 10 |
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| • Blood type A+ • DNA analysis pending |
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| 002829-08: One (1) Bersa Thunder 380 semi-automatic handgun recovered from Goolsby's Yard and Garden |
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| • Identified as the firearm that fired 002829-04 and 002829-12 • No identifiable fingerprints found |
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| 002829-09: One (1) men's wallet recovered from victim's effects at autopsy |
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| • Two (2) full and partial fingerprints consistent with Douglas Reed |  |
| 002829-10: One (1) slip of paper with "Michelle" and a seven-digit number handwritten on it recovered from victim's effects at autopsy |
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| • Two (2) full and partial fingerprints consistent with Douglas Reed • Two (2) unidentified full and partial fingerprints • Telephone number subscriber is identified as Michelle Lamoreaux |
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| 002829-11: One (1) key ring with keys recovered from victim's effects at autopsy |
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| • No identifiable fingerprints found |  |
| 002829-12: One (1) spent bullet recovered at autopsy |
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| • Identified as .380 ACP Winchester PDX1 95-grain JHP • Rifling impressions are consistent with being fired from 002829-08 • No identifiable fingerprints found |
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| 002829-13: One (1) swab of orange-yellow substance recovered from victim's face at autopsy |
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| • GC-MS analysis found the sample contained capsaicin • FT-IR analysis identified the capsaicin oil in 002829-13 as consistent with that in 002829-14 |
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| 002829-14: One (1) PepperBlaster II pepper spray dispenser recovered at Yoknapatawpha High School |
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| • FT-IR analysis identified the capsaicin oil in 002829-14 as consistent with that in 002829-13 • No identifiable fingerprints found |
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