STATEMENT OF FACTS - University of Illinois Springfield

Ryan, CSI Trummel, and Richard Munroe dumped the contents of the burn barrel
onto a tarp and searched most of the day. (LXVIII, R. 27; 30; 38) They found a
burnt piece of jean material, a small metal clasp, a metal snap that could have
been a grommet, and a small, rusty piece of metal in a half-moon shape. (LXVIII,
R. 31-32; 35-37; 39-41) Detective Ryan also observed CSI Trummel seize a dark
jacket. (Vol. LXVIII, R. 38)
Officer Trummel was shown Senior’s Exhibit 35, remains of a light nylon
type jacket recovered from the burn barrel. The remains were analyzed at the
Springfield laboratory and it was determined that the jacket was green in color
with no writing or labels on it. (Vol. LXX, R. 28-29)
Mr. Trummel was also shown Senior’s Exhibit 36, another cloth type jacket
that was brown in color. It was also among the charred remains removed from the
burn barrel. (Vol. LXX, R. 29-30) Senior’s Exhibit 34, two metal objects that
appeared to be snaps collected from the burn barrel, were also shown to Mr.
Trummel. He testified that they were analyzed at the Illinois State Police crime
lab. (Vol. LXX, R. 31-32)
On March 24, 1998, Deputy Jeff Busch of the Macon County Sheriff’s
Department, discovered a piece of cloth fiber in bucket 61-A-8 and he turned it
over to Mike Mannix. (Vol. LXX, R. 99-01) Deputy Busch also discovered cloth
material with very small screws and metal objects in bucket 40A2. (Vol. LXX, R.
102-03)
Deputy Chris Sims, of the Moultrie County Sheriff’s Department, discovered
a Wrangler Jean label in bucket 61-C. (Vol. LXVIII, R. 162-65) Deputy Sims also
found a metal fastener and zipper parts in bucket 38-Q on March 31, 1998. (Vol.
LXVIII, R. 167) On March 18, 1998, Deputy Jeff Thomas of the Moultrie County
Sheriff’s Department, discovered some cloth, part of a zipper, and part of a plastic
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