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Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Department
Oxford Mississippi
CAPS/Homicide Division
Detective Terrence Nelson
Case #: 129152-36A-1998 -- Taylor
Victim(s): Dale J. and Crystal M. Taylor
Certificate of Analysis: 98-1683
Date: 4/02/98
Examiner: Francis K. Dupin

Evidence Recovery Kits Submitted:

Item 001 Crystal Taylor
Item 002 Dale Taylor
Item 003 Sandra Taylor
Item 004 James Taylor
Item 005 Shane Taylor
Item 006 David Woolworth
Item 007 Christian Chambers
Item 008 Margaret Jenkins
Item 009 Peck Ross
Item 010 Carolyn Ross
Item 011 Robert Taylor
Item 012 Margaret Taylor
Item 013 William Kapaneko

Evidence Samples Submitted:

Item 014 Case lockback knife evidence # 012702-0001
Item 015 navy blue jacket evidence # 012702-0002
Item 016 from blanket evidence # 013391-006
Item 017 from vehicle carpet sample evidence # 013397-005
Item 018 left leather work glove evidence # 013391-008

Results:

This report supplements the test results reported in Certificate of Analysis 98-1683 dated April 2, 1998.

DNA amplification results were obtained from all samples. Human DNA was isolated from all physical evidence recovery kits for Certificate # 98-1641. Human DNA was isolated from evidence samples 014 through 018. DNA profiles from all fractions were subjected to RFLP analysis with the exception of Item 016 subjected to PCR analysis. See full lab results in Certificate of Analysis for each sample.

The following table summarizes the results found. An (X) indicates that the genetic material isolated is consistent with the DNA profile exclusively for the corresponding DNA profile from physical evidence recovery kits. (M) indicates a mixed sample of genetic material consistent with a combination of DNA profiles indicated. No foreign DNA profiles were found.

Table of Summary Results:

	Item 014	Item 015	Item 016	Item 017	Item 018
Profile 001	M	X	X (blood)	X	-
Profile 002	M	-	-	-	X (blood)
Profile 003	-	-	-	-	-
Profile 004	-	-	-	-	-
Profile 005	-	-	-	-	-
Profile 006	-	-	-	-	-
Profile 007	-	-	X (hair)	-	X (skin)
Profile 008	-	-	-	-	-
Profile 009	-	-	-	-	-
Profile 010	-	-	-	-	-
Profile 011	-	-	-	-	-
Profile 012	-	-	-	-	-
Profile 013	-	-	-	-	-

Conclusion:

Based on the test results, the DNA profiles for 001, 002 and 007 cannot be excluded or eliminated as contributors of the genetic material isolated from the evidence samples as indicated. In each test, results indicated the probability of randomly selecting an unrelated individual with a matching DNA profile is in each case at least approximately*:

1 in 3.0 billion in the Caucasian population

1 in 2.9 billion in the Black population

1 in 2.1 billion in the Hispanic population

* See Certificate of Analysis 98-1683 for individual test result probabilities.

ATTEST
I certify that I performed the above analysis and explanation and that the above is an accurate record of the results of the analysis.

//Francis K. Dupin
Forensic Scientist
Senior Examiner