CID Findings


March 29, 1972:  USACIL Consolidated Report

USACIL Consolidated Report, page 17  Page 17
USACIL Consolidated Report, page 17


Paragraph 1:  Examination of Exhibits E5, E19a, D23, E63NB, E116, D118, E119, E301 and E303 revealed the presence of wood splinters identical in type, color, texture, and all other physical characteristics to the wood of Exhibit A.

Paragraph 2:  It is the opinion of the examiner that the wood splinters present in the Exhibits listed in paragraph 1 could have originated from Exhibit A.


USACIL Consolidated Report, page 20  Page 20
USACIL Consolidated Report, page 20


Paragraph 33:  Examination of Exhibits D23, D123, D221, D229, D237, E3, E6, E16, E19a, E20a, E24, E32, E52NB, E116, D118, E119, E205, E300, E301, E302 and E303 revealed the presence of fibers identical in type, color, denier, twist, and all other physical characteristics to the fibers of the pajama jacket, Exhibit D210.

Paragraph 34:  It is the opinion of the examiner that the fibers present in the Exhibits of paragraph 33 could have originated from Exhibit D210.

Paragraph 35:  Examination of Exhibits D209, D227, D229, E3, E5, E7, E19a, E20a, E22, E50, E63NB, E210 and E302 revealed the presence of human head hairs, grossly similar in all physical characteristics to the head hair of Colette MacDonald.

Paragraph 36:  It is the opinion of the examiner that one or more of the human head hairs present in the Exhibits of paragraph 35 could have originated from the head of Colette MacDonald.


USACIL Consolidated Report, page 22  Page 22
USACIL Consolidated Report, page 22


Paragraph 54:  Exhibits E19a and E116 contained human body or pubic hair that was grossly similar in all physical characteristics to the known hair of Exhibit E313.

Paragraph 55:  It is the opinion of the examiner that the hair of Exhibits E19a and E116 could have had a common source of origin with the known hair of Exhibit E313.

Related exhibits

D19 Sheet bearing red-brown stains from bed in east bedroom
E313 Pill vial containing hair removed from pubic area of CPT MacDonald


NOTES

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

July 13, 1970: Dillard Browning (CID) at the Article 32 hearing    

October 24, 1974: Dillard Browning (CID) at the Grand Jury    

August 1, 1979: Craig Chamberlain (CID) at trial

August 6, 1979: Dillard Browning (CID) at trial