Inventory #2 – Smith scene

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YOKNAPATAPHWA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

Investigating Officer(s): Det. S. Murphy, Det. T. Armstrong
Incident No.: 000229-12A-2018
Case Description: Veronica Smith death investigation

Following the discovery of text messages that indicated someone may have been watching Veronica Smith, the Yoknapatawpha County Crime Scene Unit re-examined the Smith/O'Connor property, focusing on the exterior where someone could have observed the activities in the house.

CSU provided the following summary of evidence collected from the exterior of the Smith/O'Connor residence, along with preliminary analysis results.

Evidence Collected
Preliminary Analysis

Evidence Collected
Preliminary Analysis

Evidence Collected

Fingerprints - exterior of sliding glass door, south wall of family room

000229-16: One (1) handprint, side of right hand
000229-17: One (1) handprint, side of left hand
000229-18 through 000229-24: Seven (7) fingerprints

Fingerprints - exterior of window, east wall of garage

000229-25: One (1) handprint, full left hand

Shoeprint - below window, east wall of garage

000229-26: One (1) right shoe, men's

Residue - on east wall of garage between window and ground

000229-27 through 000229-28: Two (2) two samples of dried liquid

Preliminary Analysis

At the scene, CSU conducted preliminary comparisons of the prints recovered to known prints belonging to Veronica Smith, George O'Connor and Haley Smith. Further analysis is required to confirm these findings.

Fingerprints
Item	Preliminary Finding
000229-16: One (1) handprint, side of right hand	Unidentified
000229-17: One (1) handprint, side of left hand	Unidentified
000229-18 through 000229-24: Seven (7) fingerprints	O'Connor, George (2) Smith, Veronica (1) Smith, Haley (3) Unidentified (1)
000229-25: One (1) handprint, full left hand	Unidentified

Shoeprint
Item	Preliminary Finding
000229-26: One (1) right shoe, men's	Approximate size: 10.5 Toe pointed west Location A indicates the top ridge of the tread, which is irregular and may be used as an identifier when comparing the print with shoes.

Residue
Item	Preliminary Finding
000229-27 through 000229-27: Two (2) two samples of dried liquid	Field test positive for urine Additional analysis pending

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lgillette

about 2 years ago
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There might be a dog in the neighborhood, but I'm assuming the urine is human and would be "created" by a man waiting outside for a while(stalking) and not wanting to leave his "post" with an added bonus of disrespectful humiliation and contempt....

There might be a dog in the neighborhood, but I'm assuming the urine is human and would be "created" by a man waiting outside for a while(stalking) and not wanting to leave his "post" with an added bonus of disrespectful humiliation and contempt. DNA analysis is needed.