In my words
I gave my DNA. So did Derik Brown. Here is what the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation found, in its own reports.
Donyell Dewayne Holland
The three TBI reports (Lab Case 201012860)
- October 30, 2020Blood on the towel, trunk mat and board from Randall’s car comes from Unknown Male #1. Blood on the knife and papers from Stockton Drive comes from a different man, Unknown Male #2. The camper cushion and ottoman test negative for blood.TBI report, Oct. 30, 2020
- December 15, 2022After DNA standards from Donyell and Derik Brown reach the lab (October 4, 2022), both men are excluded as Unknown Male #1 and Unknown Male #2 on every item.TBI report, Dec. 15, 2022
- February 21, 2023The red SCCY pistol the State called the murder weapon: “No examination was performed” on the pistol itself; its swab is “inconclusive for comparison.” The “Bullet from Randall Leslie”: “No examination was performed.” The only result with Donyell as the major DNA contributor is a swab of the Canik, a different gun the State did not call the murder weapon.TBI report, Feb. 21, 2023
One limit, stated plainly: no reference sample from Randall Leslie was ever obtained, so the lab never said whether Unknown Male #1 is Randall.
TBI forensic report, file 1TBI forensic report, file 2TBI forensic report, file 3The firearms
At trial, the TBI firearms examiner testified that the bullet matched the SCCY on class characteristics only; its individual marks were too damaged for a more conclusive result. Brown’s Smith & Wesson 9mm was test-fired and excluded on rifling.
Gun evidence and the ATF NIBIN leadFingerprint (AFIS) examination reportsMedical examiner and forensic recordsThe lab reports, in their own words
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