Forensics Services Laboratory Report

.	Mississippi Crime Lab Jackson, MS 39201 Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Department Oxford Mississippi CAPS/Homicide Division Detective Terrence Nelson Case #: 1085635 - 67A-1997 Charles J. Lamar Evidence Records #: HYC - 009865 Examiner: M. C. Fallon

Evidence Items Submitted:


Item#: 009865-0001:: One original typewritten note with handwritten signature

Item#: 009865-0002:: One Royal typewriter

Items#: 009865-0003 through 0007:: Unrehearsed original exemplars of decedent's signature from official documents provided by the Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Department

Item#: 009865-0008:: Unrehearsed original exemplars of decedent's signature from checking account records

Items#: 009865-0009 through 0011:: Unrehearsed original exemplars of decedent's signature from personal correspondence taken from decedent's home

Items#: 009865-0012 through 0015:: Unrehearsed original exemplars of descendant's signature from personal correspondence obtained from Caroline Blanchard, descendant's ex-wife.

Item#: 009865-0016:: Typewriter paper from crime scene desk

Results of Examination:

Examination of the submitted twelve handwriting exemplars results in highest probability match of handwriting comparison indicating that the signature on Item# 009865-0001 is the true handwriting of the decedent, Charles J. Lamar. It is this examiner's determination that the signature on this note was written by Charles J. Lamar and is a true exemplar.
Fingerprint analysis of the original note, Item# 009865-0001 produces no prints.
Analysis of paper of original note, Item# 009865-0001 shows that the note was typed on 20 lb. long grain, 25% cotton content bond paper with a cockle wove finish, bleached white, no watermark. Analysis of paper found in desk, Item# 009865-0016 submitted in evidence is a 20 lb. long grain, 35% cotton content bond paper with a laid finish, bleached white and Strathmore watermark. Comparison of the papers shows no match.
Typeface identification indicates that the original note, Item# 009865-0001 was produced on a Brother brand electronic typewriter, model # SX4000 utilizing an interchangeable disk wheel courier typeface, 10 point.
Comparison with the interchangeable ball type courier 10 point typeface on the Royal typewriter submitted, Item# 009865-0002, indicates that the original note was not typed on this machine. Typeface analysis shows a clear distinction between the courier typeface on the model submitted in evidence and that in the typewritten note, Item# 009865-0001. It is this examiner's opinion that the note was not produced on the Royal typewriter submitted, but was typed on a Brother electronic model # SX4000. Further, the Brother model SX4000 print wheel is clearly well used and dirty producing smudging. The print wheel, if found, should be easily identifiable.
// M. C. Fallon
Senior Examiner