22 November 1963
Carton Prints Processed
Day's crime-scene work included processing cartons around the southeast sixth-floor window for latent fingerprints and palmprints.
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Day's crime-scene work included processing cartons around the southeast sixth-floor window for latent fingerprints and palmprints.
Day photographed the three cartridge cases in their original sixth-floor positions before investigators moved or collected them.
Fritz arrived shortly before 1:00 p.m. and took charge of the Dallas Police homicide investigation inside the Texas School Book Depository.
While Lieutenant J. C. Day held the recovered rifle by its stock, Fritz opened the bolt and ejected the live cartridge remaining in the weapon.
Roy Truly told Fritz that warehouse employee Lee Harvey Oswald was missing and supplied his name, address, and general description.
Day examined the long handmade paper bag found near the southeast sixth-floor window and preserved it as evidence from the suspected firing position.
Weitzman was with Boone when the concealed rifle was discovered and left the weapon untouched while Dallas Police crime-scene personnel were summoned.
Fritz and Lieutenant Day examined the recovered weapon as its serial number C2766 and 6.5-millimeter Italian markings were recorded.
Boone discovered the scoped bolt-action rifle between rows of boxes near the northwest stairway at approximately 1:22 p.m.
Day documented the rifle where it lay between cartons before officers lifted the weapon from its concealed position.
Fritz supervised the examination of the rifle after officers found it concealed among boxes on the sixth floor and waited for photographs before it was handled.
Day examined the bolt knob and wooden stock for usable fingerprints before handling the rifle and determined that those surfaces yielded no identifiable prints.
Studebaker marked the paper and tape samples collected from the first-floor shipping department to preserve their source identification.
After cartridge cases were located near the southeast sixth-floor window, Fritz ordered that nothing be moved until crime-scene technicians photographed and examined the area.
After finding the cartridge cases, Mooney remained at the sixth-floor position to prevent the evidence from being disturbed before crime-scene technicians arrived.
Studebaker helped create the photographic record of the sixth-floor firing area, including the cartons and surrounding crime scene.
Mooney located three empty cartridge cases near the southeast sixth-floor window and recognized the surrounding cartons as a probable firing position.
Day directed collection of paper and tape samples from the Depository shipping area so they could be compared with the long paper bag.
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