YOKNAPATAWPHA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

 

Investigating Officer(s): Det. S. Murphy, Det. T. Armstrong

Case No: 000487-16A-2000

Case Description: Devlin Beauchamp Homicide

On Friday, March 3, 2000, Jessica Durham gave consent for the Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Department to take her car, a black 1992 Nissan Sentra, license plate OZI 477, into custody for forensic review. The car was searched on Saturday, March 4, 2000 and the following items were take into evidence.

Evidence Number(s)	Description
Fibers
000487-F169 through 000487-F171	Three (3) black, 100% polyester
000487-F172 through 000487-F176	Five (5) black, 100% wool
000487-F177 through 000487-F185	Nine (9) blue, 100% cotton
000487-F186	One (1) blue, 100% polyester, consistent with carpeting
000487-F187 through 000487-F189	Three (3) gray, 100% acrylic, consistent with carpeting
000487-F190 through 000487-F196	Seven (7) gray, 100% nylon, consistent with carpeting
000487-F197 through 000487-F198	Two (2) green, 100% nylon, consistent with carpeting
000487-F199	One (1) green, 100% polyester
000487-F200 through 000487-F201	Two (2) red, 100% silk
000487-F202 through 000487-F210	Eight (8) tan, 100% nylon, consistent with carpeting
000487-F211 through 000487-F225	Fifteen (15) white, 100% cotton
Fiber comparison analysis pending.
Hairs
000487-H124 through 000487-H134	Eleven (11) blonde, 10 cm
000487-H135 through 000487-H137	Three (3) blonde, 6 cm
000487-H138 through 000487-H145	Eight (8) brown, 1 cm
000487-H146 through 000487-H148	Three (3) gray, 4 cm
000487-H149 through 000487-H153	Five (5) light brown, 18 cm
000487-H154 through 000487-H157	Four (4) red, 12 cm
Hair comparison analysis pending.
Fingerprints
000487-P397 through 000487-P417	Twenty-one (21) full and partial fingerprints found on dashboard, steering wheel
Fingerprint identification analysis pending.
Blood traces
Luminol tests revealed trace amounts of blood on the driver's side floor mat, on the gas pedal, and on the brake pedal.
Blood type and DNA analysis pending.