Evidence: Inventory of Evidence Collected from the Crime Scene


YOKNAPATAWPHA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

Investigating Officer(s): Det. S. Murphy, Det. T. Armstrong
Incident No.: 002221-15H-2004
Case Description: Corwin Fitz Homicide

The following inventory of items were taken into evidence from the crime scene. In addition to the items listed below, extensive trace evidence was recovered from the scene including blood, hairs, fingerprints, and fibers. All trace evidence is currently being analyzed at the State Crime Lab.

The lodge remains sealed pending release by the Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Department and/or the Yoknapatawpha County District Attorney and/or defense counsel when identified.


Recovered from Master Bedroom:

  • 002221-03: One (1) script for Bacchanals' Destruction
  • 002221-04: One (1) machete with 22" blade, with possible blood stains
  • 002221-05: One (1) pair men's jeans, blue, with possible blood stains
  • 002221-06: One (1) men's shirt, white, long-sleeved with possible biological material on left sleeve
  • 002221-07: One (1) bedspread from victim's bed with possible blood stain
  • 002221-08: One (1) flat sheet from victim's bed with possible blood stain
  • 002221-09: One (1) fitted sheet from victim's bed
  • 002221-10 through 002221-11: Two (2) standard size pillowcases from victim's bed

Recovered from locked office/editing room:

002221-16: Canon GL1 DV camera
  • 002221-12: One (1) script treatment for Bacchanals' Destruction
  • 002221-13 through 002221-15: Three (3) 6" x 9-1/2" x 12" boxes of script pages for Bacchanals' Destruction
  • 002221-16: One (1) Canon GL1 digital video camera
  • 002221-17: One (1) Mac G5 video editing computer with 22" monitor
  • 002221-18: One (1) noose, hanging from rafters of room
  • 002221-19: One (1) box of .25 ACP cartridges
  • 002221-20: One (1) box of .38 cartridges
  • 002221-21 through 002221-28: Eight (8) Books and articles on suicide.
    • 002221-21: Digital Filmmaking 101: An Essential Guide to Producing Low Budget Movies by Dale Newton, John Gaspard
    • 002221-22: Editing Digital Video: The Complete Creative and Technical Guide by Robert M. Goodman, Patrick McGrath
    • 002221-23: History of Suicide: Voluntary Death in Western Culture (Medicine and Culture) by Georges Minois, Lydia G. Cochrane
    • 002221-24: Lighting for Digital Video & Television by John Jackman
    • 002221-25: Practical DV Filmmaking: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners by Russell Evans
    • 002221-26: Rebel Without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player by Robert Rodriguez
    • 002221-27: Suicide and Attempted Suicide: Methods and Consequences by Geo Stone
    • 002221-28: What They Don't Teach You At Film School: 161 Strategies to Making Your Own Movie No Matter What by Tiara White, Camille Landau
    some of the DV tapes taken into evidence
  • 002221-29 through 002221-954: Nine hundred twenty-six (926) used digital video tapes
  • 002221-955 through 002221-1107: One hundred fifty-three (153) new, unused digital video tapes

Recovered from first floor common area:

  • 002221-1108 through 002221-1110: Three (3) Beretta 950 Jetfire pistols
  • 002221-1111: One (1) Colt Mustang 380 pistol
  • 002221-1112: One (1) Glock 27 40 S&W pistol
  • 002221-1113: One (1) Remington 22 LR rifle
  • 002221-1114: One (1) Smith & Wesson 3913 LadySmith pistol
  • 002221-1115 through 002221-1116: Two (2) Smith $ Wesson Model 37 revolvers
  • 002221-1117 through 002221-1121: Five (5) boxes of .22 LR cartridges
  • 002221-1122 through 002221-1135: Fourteen (14) boxes of blank .25 ACP cartridges
  • 002221-1136 through 002221-1146: Eleven (11) boxes of blank 9mm cartridges
  • 002221-1147 through 002221-1155: Nine (9) boxes of blank .38 cartridges
  • 002221-1156 through 002221-1159: Four (4) boxes of blank .380 ACP cartridges