YOKNAPATAWPHA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

 

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

Case No: 001524-03D-2000

Case Description: Trudi Rose Death Investigation

 

The State Crime Lab agreed to rush certain tests, including testing for abnormal levels of arsenic, on the items taken into evidence during the search of Dana Pomeroy's residence. The results of those tests and the results of further investigation if these evidence items by the Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Department have been combined and summarized below.

Evidence #(s) and Item(s)	Preliminary Results/Comments
001524-061 through 001524-071: Eleven (11) video tapes	Contents of all labeled tapes were as labeled. Unlabeled tapes contained various television shows. Forty-four (44) full and partial fingerprints on tapes were identified as belonging to Dana Pomeroy. No usable fingerprints that could not be identified were found.
001524-072: One (1) book	No handwritten notes were found written inside the book on its pages. No inserted pieces of paper or other items were found between pages. No dog-eared pages or other types of bookmarks were found. Nineteen (19) full and partial fingerprints on the interior and exterior of the book were identified as belonging to Dana Pomeroy. No usable fingerprints that could not be identified were found.
001524-073: One (1) photo album	The photo album contained two hundred twenty-seven (227) photographs. No persons of relevance to this investigation, other than Dana Pomeroy, were pictured. Fifty-eight (58) full and partial fingerprints on the interior and exterior of the photo album and on the photographs were identified as belonging to Dana Pomeroy. Eleven (11) additional fingerprints could not be identified.
001524-074: One (1) Good Graces brochure	Brochure was printed using four-color process on 70# glossy stock. Printed text included information about the classes available at Good Graces as well as general information about the company. Ten (10) full and partial fingerprints on the brochure were identified as belonging to Dana Pomeroy, Kay Ramsey and Natasha Van Moore. No usable fingerprints that could not be identified were found.
001524-075: One (1) 5 lb. bag flour 001524-076: One (1) 16 oz. box baking soda 001524-077: One (1) 2 oz. canister artificial sweetener	Tests for arsenic were negative for each evidence item taken from Dana Pomeroy's kitchen. Contents of each were consistent with labeling. Thirty-three (33) full and partial fingerprints on these items were identified as belonging to Dana Pomeroy. Fourteen (14) additional fingerprints could not be identified.
01524-078: One (1) metal cash box with combination lock	The metal box is typical of cash boxes. Its color is identified by the manufacturer as sand. Its dimensions are 11 1/4" H x 7 1/2" W x 3 1/8" D. Forty-one (41) full and partial fingerprints on the interior and exterior of the box were identified as belonging to Dana Pomeroy. No usable fingerprints that could not be identified were found.
001524-078-01: One (1) key	This key has been traced to a secure storage cabinet #126 in one of the labs in Faser Hall on the University of Mississippi campus. No usable fingerprints were found on the key.
001524-078-02: One (1) envelope containing fifty (50) $100 bills	The standard No.10 envelope is of 20# stock with single color printing of the return address. Eighty-six (86) full and partial fingerprints on the envelope and bills were identified as belonging to Billie Jasper, Dana Pomeroy and Natasha Van Moore. Thirty-seven (37) additional fingerprints could not be identified.
001524-078-03: Ninety-four (94) $100 bills	One hundred thirty-one (131) full and partial fingerprints on the bills were identified as belonging to Billie Jasper, Dana Pomeroy, Kay Ramsey and Natasha Van Moore. Seventy-nine (79) additional fingerprints could not be identified.
001524-079 through 001524-081: Three (3) file folders, red	Documents were consistent with standard Cupid's Couples paperwork. One hundred eighteen (118) full and partial fingerprints on the interior and exterior of the file folders and on the documents were identified as belonging to Marylee Clark, Leanne Hammond, Corinna Morgan, Dana Pomeroy, Tamee Reynolds, Trudi Rose, and Bryan Thomas. Seventeen (17) additional fingerprints could not be identified.
001524-082: One (1) 15 oz. container baby powder	Tests for arsenic were negative. Contents were consistent with labeling. Thirteen (13) full and partial fingerprints on the container were identified as belonging to Dana Pomeroy. No usable fingerprints that could not be identified were found.