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YOKNAPATAWPHA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

Investigating Officer(s): Det. T. Armstrong, Det. S. Murphy
Incident No.: 006114-16L-2019
Case Description: Caroline Jordan death investigation

The State Crime Lab provided preliminary findings from their rush analysis of the knife found at the Jordan crime scene.

The evidence is described as:

006114-01: One (1) 12-inch chef's knife with 7-inch straight (non-serrated) blade stained with a shiny, bright red substance (Residue #1) and a dull, rust-colored substance (Residue #2), both dried.

Fingerprints

MISSISSIPPI CRIME LABORATORY
DATE ANALYSIS PERFORMED: 12/17/2019 Cynthia J. Markert, CLPE North Mississippi Regional Laboratory Batesville, MS 38606 662-563-XXXX (FAX 662-563-XXXX)	Analysis: Latent Print Examination RUSH
SUMMARY REPORT OF FINGERPRINT ANALYSIS
Case Description: Caroline Jordan Homicide	Case # 006114-16L-2019
Investigative Agency: Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Department	Investigating Officer(s): Det. S. Murphy, Det. T. Armstrong

The following evidence recovered from the crime scene was analyzed the presence of fingerprints:

Evidence Item	Findings
006114-01: One (1) 12-inch chef's knife with 7-inch blade	No identifiable full or partial prints were recovered from the knife handle or blade.

Chemistry

MISSISSIPPI CRIME LABORATORY
DATE ANALYSIS PERFORMED: 12/17/2019 Andrew Needham, FTEE Jackson Laboratory Jackson, MS 39205 601-987-XXXX (FAX 601-987-XXXX)	Analysis: Chemistry RUSH
SUMMARY OF FORENSIC CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
Case Description: Caroline Jordan homicide	Case # 006114-16L-2019
Investigative Agency: Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Department	Investigating Officer(s): Det. S. Murphy, Det. T. Armstrong

EVIDENCE ANALYZED

Evidence Item #	Findings
006114-01: One (1) 12-inch chef's knife with 7-inch blade	Chemical analysis of residue #1 is consistent with non-toxic enamel paint.

Serology

MISSISSIPPI CRIME LABORATORY
DATE ANALYSIS PERFORMED: 12/17/2019 Andrew Needham, FTEE Jackson Laboratory Jackson, MS 39205 601-987-XXXX (FAX 601-987-XXXX)	Analysis: Serology; Blood ABO Testing RUSH
SUMMARY OF FORENSIC SEROLOGICAL ANALYSIS
Case Description: Caroline Jordan Homicide	Case # 006114-16L-2019
Investigative Agency: Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Department	Investigating Officer(s): Det. S. Murphy, Det. T. Armstrong

EVIDENCE ANALYZED

Presumptive Human Blood Tests

Presumptive tests for human blood were performed with the results shown:

Evidence Item #	Description	Recovered	Blood?
006114-01	One (1) 12-inch chef's knife with 7-inch blade, Residue #2	Living room, 107 Pearidge Road	positive

ABO Blood Typing

Samples from distinct areas were tested using ABO blood typing with the following results:

Evidence Item #	Description	ABO Result
006114-01	One (1) 12-inch chef's knife with 7-inch blade, Residue #2	A+

Investigator's note: According to Caroline Jordan's medical records, her blood type is A+. Confirmation pending receipt of autopsy findings.

DNA Profiling

Samples were submitted for DNA profiling. Results pending.

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isaiah

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I would like to see how this case end

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Kennedy

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Check which hands each of the coworkers write with and look at weather or not she was attacked from behind or from the front, then look at which angle she was stabbed because she was stabbed on the left side of her chest so if from the front it...

Check which hands each of the coworkers write with and look at weather or not she was attacked from behind or from the front, then look at which angle she was stabbed because she was stabbed on the left side of her chest so if from the front it could be a right handed person but if attacked from behind then maybe a left handed person.