Crime scene evidence inventory

YOKNAPATAWPHA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
Taylor Sheldon, Sheriff
Oxford, MS 38655

INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM

TO:	Detective Samantha Murphy; Detective Erin Parker
FROM:	T.R. Douglas, Forensics Officer
DATE:	November 28, 2012
RE:	Crime Scene Evidence Inventory Monica Drum Homicide Investigation, Case # 003972-25K-2012

Inventory of desk and file cabinet items from the Drum crime scene for your review. Selected items with potential evidentiary value were taken into evidence and submitted to the State Crime Lab for analysis.

Desk – Large office desk with one side file drawer (Drawer 1), one small side drawer (Drawer 2), and a central shallow tray-type drawer for pens and other supplies (Drawer 3)
Location	Description / Remarks
Drawer 1 Contents
132 letter-size manila file folders with tabs	The folders appear to be labeled by topic and are arranged alphabetically from A through Z. Subjects include, for example, "Architectural Review Commission", "Dickerson Ranch", "Faulkner", "Parks and Recreation", "Tourism", "University Senate". The files contain pertinent newspaper clippings from past issues of the Eagle and other newspapers, meeting agendas, flyers, photos, story lists, notebook paper sheets with notes written on them, and other documents. No private correspondence or any documents labeled as confidential or secret found
Drawer 2 Contents
One (1) small cardboard box (Box 1)	Contents:14 plastic knives, 20 plastic spoons, and 8 plastic forks, 6 plastic packets of parmesan cheese from Pizza Hut, 5 paper packets of salt, 9 paper packets of Sweet n Low, 14 coffee stirrers, 28 paper napkins
One (1) small cardboard box (Box 2)	Contents: 16 Earl Grey tea bags, 7 peppermint tea bags, 11 ginseng tea bags
One (1) hairbrush
Two (2) photographs	Photo 1 is of the newsroom staff in what appears to be Halloween attire Photo 2 is of Rick Hughes in what appears to be a bar
One (1) 8-count box of tampons	Unopened
One (1) barrette clipped to three (3) elastic ponytail holders
One (1) bottle of Advil
One (1) bottle of Pepto-Bismol
One (1) roll of Tums tablets	Three (3) tablets remaining
One (1) 3-count box of Trojan brand condoms	Two (2) condoms remaining
One (1) toothbrush
One (1) tube of toothpaste, almost entirely used
One (1) small cardboard box (Box 3)	Contents: paper clips and push pins
One (1) box of staples
One (1) box of business cards	Monica Drum, managing editor, Oxford Eagle
One (1) memo pad	Oxford Eagle logo printed on the top
One (1) package of Bic ballpoint pens
Drawer 3 Contents
Seven (7) Bic ballpoint pens
One (1) Waterman fountain pen
Three (3) pencils	Two (2) sharpened One (1) unsharpened
Two (2) Hi-Liter pens	One (1) pink One (1) green
112 paper clips
Five (5) Post-It note pads
Thirty-four (34) coins	Eighteen (18) pennies Twelve (12) dimes Four (4) nickels
Twenty-two (22) letter-sized envelopes	Oxford Eagle logo and address printed in top left corner
Sixteen (16) sheets Oxford Eagle letterhead paper
One (1) sheet of mailing labels	Oxford Eagle logo and address printed on each label
One (1) memo pad	Oxford Eagle logo printed on the top
One (1) package Trident Spearmint chewing gum	Two (2) pieces remaining
One (1) package Big Red chewing gum	Unopened
Six (6) business card-sized vouchers	Redeemable for free drinks at Proud Larry's bar
Sixteen (16) Oxford Eagle time sheets	Blank
One (1) reporter's notebook	Contains what appear to be notes from newspaper management meetings Three (3) meeting agenda sheets folded in half and inserted between the pages. No salary, hiring, or firing issues were on the agendas. Handwriting in notebook is illegible.
Desk top
One (1) desktop computer and peripherals	$1 bill taped to monitor
One (1) wire basket marked "In"	Contents: approximately 86 items, including unopened correspondence, photos and negatives, blank obituary forms, and pink phone message slips, printouts from computer
One (1) blotter-sized desk calendar	November 2012 Four (4) coffee stains No appointments written in Taped to the desk underneath the blotter is a headline clipped from a newspaper: "Acquitted!"
One (1) issue of the November 24, 2012, Oxford Eagle
One (1) smartphone
One (1) pair of reading glasses
Three (3) coffee mugs	All with Oxford Eagle logo printed on them One (1) clean mug Two (2) dirty mugs
Eighteen (18) Diet Coke cans	Empty
Nine (9) telephone directories	Two (2) 2012 Oxford phone books One (1) 2012 Yoknapatawpha County phone book One (1) 2012 Jackson (MS) phone book One (1) 2011 Oxford phone book Two (2) 2011 Yoknapatawpha County phone books One (1) 2010 Oxford phone book One (1) 2010 Yoknapatawpha County phone book
One (1) stapler with staples
One (1) tape dispenser with tape
Three (3) Associated Press Stylebooks	2012 edition 2011 edition 2008 edition
One (1) Oxford English Dictionary CD-ROM
One (1) paperweight	Tarantula spider encased in heavy plastic
One (1) Yoknapatawpha County map

File cabinet – Grey, metal cabinet with two letter-sized drawers (Drawer 4, Drawer 5)
Location	Description / Remarks
Drawer 4 Contents
197 letter-sized manila folders with tabs	The folders appear to be labeled by topic, and are arranged alphabetically from A through Z. The topics are similar to those found in Drawer 1, above, and contain documents of the same nature. One file is labeled "Job Stuff" and includes three (3) versions of Monica Drum's resume and a collection of clipped newspaper articles, the most recent of which dates 5/24/96; Two (2) documents with plastic binding: Oxford General Plan, 2005-2015; Oxford Community Redevelopment Plan, 2005.
Drawer 5 Contents
53 letter-sized manila envelopes with tabs, stacked vertically	The folders appear to be labeled by topic and do not appear to be arranged in any particular order. The folders contain newspaper clippings from 2005-2008. Approximately 16 folders are empty; Six (6) documents with plastic binding: Yoknapatawpha County Staff Directory, 2007; Master Supply Plan, Oxford Community Water Agency, 2010; Oxford City Budget, 2010-2011; Oxford City Budget, 2009-2010; Report of the Yoknapatawpha County Grand Jury, 2007; Yoknapatawpha County General Plan, 2011; Three (3) fold-out maps of Oxford area
Four (4) black and white photographs	Photos appear to have slipped out of their file folders or to have been otherwise misplaced. Two (2) photos have slips of paper attached with captions typed on them: "Sidney the Clown and his pal Churro delight bystanders during Oxford's Fourth of July celebration"; "Melvin's Nite Owl convenience store." One (1) photo has an adhesive label attached to the back and appears to be a publicity still for The Lerner Trio, a mandolin troupe. The fourth photo is unlabeled and depicts Mayor Jackson Hollis and Sheriff Taylor Sheldon at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the American Red Cross facility in 2011.
Top of File Cabinet
One (1) white ceramic flower vase, empty
One (1) plant, dead
One (1) portable radio/CD player	Plugged in and turned off when the crime scene was secured
One (1) police scanner	Plugged in and turned on when the crime scene was secured
Eight (8) letter-sized manila file folders, stacked vertically	The folders are labeled "Xmas", "Gambling", "Business briefs", "Campus crime", "Elections", "Renovations", "Poetry readings", and "Rotary happenings." The folders contain newspaper clippings from past issues of the Eagle and the Daily Mississippian, press releases, public meeting agendas, flyers, and other documents. There are no items which appear to be of a confidential or secret nature in these folders
One (1) woman's handbag	Contents: One (1) small change purse containing $2.33 in change One (1) small wallet with drivers license, VISA card, Yoknapatawpha County Library card, Disney Magic Kingdom Gold Card, Southnet health insurance card, social security card, Oxford Co-op card, High Point Coffee Roasters frequent buyer's card, $6 in single-dollar bills, $1.67 in change Two (2) Bic ballpoint pens One (1) compact mirror One (1) pair of sunglasses One (1) roll of Certs breath mints One (1) Hershey's chocolate kiss, slightly flattened One (1) small spiral-bound notebook One (1) Minnie Mouse keyring with 21 keys