Crime scene 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: | June 16, 2024 |
RE: | Preliminary crime scene evidence inventory Monica Drum homicide investigation, Case # 003016-16F-2024 |
Preliminary 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. Examination and inventory of other areas of the crime scene are ongoing.
Desk
Desk Description – 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Two (2) Hi-Liter pens |
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112 paper clips | |
Five (5) Post-It note pads | |
Thirty-four (34) coins |
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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 |
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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 |
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One (1) issue of the June 15, 2024 edition of the Oxford Eagle | |
One (1) smartphone | |
One (1) pair of reading glasses | |
Three (3) coffee mugs |
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Eighteen (18) Diet Coke cans | Empty |
One (1) stapler with staples | |
One (1) tape dispenser with tape | |
Three (3) Associated Press Stylebooks |
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One (1) paperweight | Tarantula spider encased in heavy plastic |
One (1) Yoknapatawpha County map |
File Cabinet
File Cabinet Description – 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 |
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Drawer 5 Contents | |
53 letter-sized manila folders with tabs, stacked vertically |
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Four (4) black-and-white photographs |
Photos appear to have slipped out of their file folders or to have been otherwise misplaced.
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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 |
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One (1) woman's handbag |
Contents:
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