Photos of footboard of bed in east bedroom (includes graphic images)

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Body of Colette MacDonald in east bedroom, with footboard of bed in right foreground
Body of Colette MacDonald in east bedroom, with footboard of bed in right foreground
Footboard of bed in east bedroom, with body of Colette MacDonald in background
Footboard of bed in east bedroom, with body of Colette MacDonald in background
Bed and footboard in east bedroom
Bed and footboard in east bedroom
Footboard of bed in east bedroom
Footboard of bed in east bedroom

CID Findings


March 29, 1972:  USACIL Consolidated Report

USACIL Consolidated Report, page 18  Page 18
USACIL Consolidated Report, page 18


Paragraph 17:  Examinations of the red-brown stains of Exhibits I3, D4, D13, D20, D26, D29, D74, D130, D132, D137, D140, D151, D152, D158, D256, D71NB, D72NB, B2, D267 and D270 revealed the presence of human blood. Further examinations indicated same to be of the International Blood Group Type A or Type O.


USACIL Consolidated Report, page 19  Page 19
USACIL Consolidated Report, page 19


Paragraph 25:  Further blood typing examinations of the Exhibits cited in paragraphs 17 thru 24 were precluded due either to the paucity of the stain or the contamination of the stain.

Related exhibits

D29b Red-brown stain from footboard of bed in east bedroom
D29c Red-brown stain from footboard of bed in east bedroom
D267 Red-brown stains from inside surface of footboard of bed in east bedroom (9)
D268 Red-brown stains from inside surface of footboard of bed in east bedroom (10)
D269 Red-brown stains from inside surface of footboard of bed in east bedroom (11)
D270 Red-brown stains from left edge of bed footboard in east bedroom (12)
E302 Fibres and portion of rug bearing red-brown stains from near north corner of foot board of bed in east bedroom (16)


NOTES

February 17, 1970 - April 10, 1972: Excerpts from CID Reinvestigation    

June 26, 1973: Excerpt from U.S. Attorney McNamara's memo to the DOJ, re: the footboard    

August 21, 1974: William Ivory (CID) at the Grand Jury, re: the footboard

July 31, 1979: Hilyard Medlin (CID) at trial    

October 25, 1998: Jeffrey MacDonald voices concerns with American Justice Show

April 9, 2005: Brian Murtagh on MacDonald's claims re: the "partial bloody palm print"