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Outros Apensos Vol I page 49 – 50

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Photos 6 to 10: Various views of the two-seat sofa referred to as evidence item no. 2

Photos 11 to 15: Various views of the single-seat sofa referred to as evidence item no. 3
In accordance with what was requested there proceeded the detailed observation and
discovery of possible trace evidence of a biological nature on the the three sofa pieces, with
recourse to [using] techniques of direct observation and a sweeping light using an alternating-wave light source appropriate for the task.
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Outros Apensos Vol I page 50

In a first phase there proceeded the recovery of various hairs existing on the referred sofa
pieces, using tweezers appropriate for the task, they [the hairs] having been placed in a paper envelope in accordance with procedures issued by the LPC Biology Section.
These recoveries were referenced as trace evidence numbers 1, 2 and 3 in accordance with the reference tags placed on the sofa.

Then there proceeded the search and detection of red/brown-coloured spots that would suggest blood on the three sofa pieces. All the spots detected were submitted to the "Kastle-Mayer" peroxidase test for the presence of blood; all the results obtained were negative.

There also proceeded, on all sofa pieces, the search for the possible existence of semen, skin, saliva, etc., the results obtained having been negative.
After the above search there proceeded the use of a chemical product to find latent blood traces. In the application of that product there were no results characteristic of the presence of blood traces on any of the sofa pieces.

- CONCLUSION -
In the examination performed on the three pieces of sofa, in the garage of the Portimao DIC of the Policia Judiciaria, there were detected and collected various hairs, as better described in the body of this report, they having been referenced as trace evidence numbers 1, 2 and 3, which were delivered to the LPC Biology Section under delivery note 199/2007-CR/L, copy attached, for them to be preserved for future/possible expert examination.

Lisboa, 5 June 2007
[signed] Lino H; Fernando V; (specialists)

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Processos Vol X
Page 2528

To: The Director of the Police Scientific Laboratory
Lisbon

Date: 28 August 2007

Subject:

The present inquiry deals with the investigation into the disappearance of the British girl, Madeleine McCann, a fact that occurred on 3rd May 2007 in Praia da Luz, Lagos.

During the course of the investigation diverse material/articles and objects susceptible to containing biological vestiges have been collected.

At the beginning of this month of August a curtain was collected from the living room of the apartment including a portion from the same pair of curtains, materials that were sent to England with other articles/objects for subjection to examination.

With the aim of preserving and maintaining the CHAIN and CUSTODY of evidence during the lack of conclusion from the examinations that are being carried out in England, the remaining inferior part of the curtain was collected.

Date and time of collection: 28th August 2007 06.35 hours
Place: Apartment 5 A, Ocean Club Resort, Praia da Luz

Accordingly we request that the piece collected and delivered to the Police Scientific Laboratory be PRESERVED for the eventual carrying out of complementary examinations.

With compliments

G. Amaral

The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

Processos Vol X

Pages 2529 – 2530

Photographic Report of the Technical Police Nucleus

Place: Ocean Club

Photos: 2

Assistant Specialist: J. Barreiras


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Processos Vol II
Page 475

FAX

Date: 8th May 2007

To: The Director of the Police Scientific Laboratory

From: Portimao DIC, PJ

The abovementioned reference involves the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

1. This fax serves to confirm the carrying out, which has already occurred, of the inspection of the apartment at the following address:

- Praia da Luz, Ocean Club, Block A, apartment 5 A.

2. We request the delivery of the vestiges collected in this place to the INML, whilst designating all those that you judge should be treated by this Institute.

With best compliments

Signed

Chief Inspector Tavares de Almeida


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Processos Vol IX

Pages 2307- 2322


Specialist Examination Report 200707060-CR/L
Requester: DIC PJ Portimao
Fax: 399 of 8 May 2007
Date: 4 May 2007

- INQUIRY -
This is the report of the specialist examination of a dwelling situated at Apartment 5A, of Block A of the tourist accommodation building, "Ocean Club" - Praia da Luz, Lagos, from where there occurred, on 3 May 2007, the disappearance of a minor of English nationality.

- OBSERVATIONS AND ANALYSES PERFORMED -
On 4 May 2007, at 15:30, a Crime Scene team from the Police Science Laboratory, comprising the undersigned, went, at the request of DIC PJ Portimao, to a dwelling situated at Apartment 5A, of Block A of the tourist accommodation building, "Ocean Club" - Praia da Luz, Lagos, in order to perform a specialist examination of the location.There follow photograph displays of the exterior of the apartment to be examined as well as detail of the entrance thereto.

Photo 1: Orthographic map of the location with the target apartment being indicated with a red circle.

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09_VOLUME_IXa_Page_2308 Photos 2 and 3: Displays of the entrance (from Rua Doutor Agostinho da Silve) and of the apron [open paved area; car park] existing in the immediate area of the tourist accommodation building of the target apartment, the front door to which is indicated with a red arrow.

Photos 4 to 6: Displays of the pathway to the main door of the target apartment, of that door with the number 5A being visible, and of the sign at the street access in front of the referred apartment.

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09_VOLUME_IXa_Page_2309 Photo 7: Display of the side and rear of the target apartment.

Photos 8 to 10: Displays of the side gate leading to the apartment, of the small garden area and of the pathway behind it.

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09_VOLUME_IXa_Page_2310 washing machine adjacent to sink , fridge behind kitchen door
Initially a general observation of the interior of the apartment was carried out it being seen that it comprised a kitchen, a living room, a bathroom, a master bedroom and a bedroom with two single beds and two small cots for children.

Photos 11 and 12: Displays of the interior of the kitchen of the target apartment.

Photos 13 to 15: Displays of the interior of the living room and of the hallway to the street door at the front of the apartment.

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09_VOLUME_IXa_Page_2311 photo 17: bath with shower hose Photos 16 and 17: Displays of the entrance and of the interior of the bathroom of the target apartment.
Photos 18 to 20: Displays of the interior of the master bedroom of the target apartment.


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09_VOLUME_IXa_Page_2312 Photos 21 to 23: Displays of the the bedroom with two single beds of the target apartment.

Then began the detailed observation of the apartment interior ending with the search and recovery of forensic trace material relevant to the present examination.
Initially the search began for latent shoe-prints it being verified that dozens existed on the floor, in the various rooms of the apartment, which invalidated the attempt of identifying those of the perpetrator. Also, innumerable tracks [footprints] that were taken to be canine in origin mixed with red- and white-coloured chemical products, as used to see fingerprints, and an enormous quantity of hairs probably of animal (dog) origin that made it difficult to find possible traces, especially in the bedroom of two single beds and two children's cots from where the minor disappeared, and next to the aluminium window/door leading from inside the living room to the exterior area behind the apartment.


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09_VOLUME_IXa_Page_2313 Photos 24 and 25: Detail of the red-coloured chemical existing in the bedroom from where the minor disappeared.

It proceeded with the search and recovery of hairs from the floors of the pathways [a] of the front door hallway and [b] from the aluminium window/door of the living room up to the interior of the bedroom with two single beds from where the minor disappeared, and from the entire floor of that bedroom.
[NOTE: I have inserted the [a] and [b] into my translation to make it clear that there were two pathways being examined.]

In this search the following was recovered:
- various hairs from the floor in the area of the doorway of the bedroom with two single beds from where the minor disappeared, they being placed inside a paper envelope in accordance with instructions issued by the Biology Section of the LPC and referenced as trace evidence #1;

- various hairs from the floor area next to the bed where the missing child was sleeping, they being placed inside a paper envelope in accordance with instructions issued by the Biology Section of the LPC and referenced as trace evidence #2;

- various hairs from the top of the bed where the missing child was sleeping, they being placed inside a paper envelope in accordance with instructions issued by the Biology Section of the LPC and referenced as trace evidence #3;

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09_VOLUME_IXa_Page_2314 First reference to stain on bedspread - various hairs from the floor area next to the bed opposite to the bed from which the sleeping child disappeared, they being placed inside a paper envelope in accordance with instructions issued by the Biology Section of the LPC and referenced as trace evidence #4;
- various hairs from the floor of the living room, they being placed inside a paper envelope in accordance with instructions issued by the Biology Section of the LPC and referenced as trace evidence #6;

- various hairs from the floor of the main door entrance hallway of the apartment, they being placed inside a paper envelope in accordance with instructions issued by the Biology Section of the LPC and referenced as trace evidence #7;
On the single bed opposite to that from which the child disappeared, despite it being impregnated the red-coloured chemical product referred to, the search for hairs proceeded,that search having been negative.

After the recovery of hairs described above there proceeded the search for possible traces of semen, using a variable-wave light source appropriate for the task, there being identified various [several] areas where fluorescence characteristic of this type of trace evidence was seen.

The areas where the fluorescence was seen were submitted to a "Phosphatise test" search there being a slightly positive reaction (purplish colour) only in area of the bed-cover of the single bed opposite to the bed from where the minor disappeared, a piece of that bed-cover being collected and placed inside a paper envelope in accordance with instructions issued by the Biology Section of the LPC, it being referenced as trace evidence #5;

A search was also made for possible biological traces and fibres on the single bed from where the minor disappeared, using a variable-wave light source appropriate for the task, the result obtained having been negative.


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09_VOLUME_IXa_Page_2315 The area of the pillow of the bed from the minor disappeared was inspected with the intention to detect the presence of some smell [aroma] characteristic of volatile substances typical of chloroform or ether, this search proving negative

There proceeded the search for possible blood traces in all of the apartment, using a variable- wave light source appropriate for the task.This search resulted in the detection of several spots having a red-brown tone that suggested blood, which were subjected to a "Kastle-Mayer" peroxidise test, the result obtained, in all cases, being negative.

There also proceeded the observation and search for blood traces inside the apartment using a chemical product to find latent blood traces. In the application of the referred product no results characteristic of the presence of blood traces were found

Photos 26 and 27: Displays of the floor area of the bedroom from where the minor disappeared from where were collected hairs referenced as trace evidence #1.


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09_VOLUME_IXa_Page_2316 Photos 28 to 30: Displays of the floor area of the bedroom from where the child disappeared from where were collected hairs referenced as trace evidence #2 and the top of the bed from where the child disappeared from where were collected hairs referenced as trace evidence #3.

Photos 31 and 32: Displays of the upper part of the bed [i.e. the head of the bed] from where the child disappeared there being indicated the hairs recovered and detail of some of those hairs.

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09_VOLUME_IXa_Page_2317 Photos of bedspread stain Photos 33 to 35: Displays of the bedroom floor area next to the single bed opposite to the bed from where the child disappeared from where were collected the hairs referenced as trace evidence #4

and the area of the single bed opposite to the bed from where the child disappeared from where was taken a piece of cloth with presumed traces of semen it having been referenced as trace evidence #5.

Photos 36 and 37: Displays of the floor areas of the living room and of the street door hallway from where were recovered hairs referenced as trace evidence #6 and #7.

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09_VOLUME_IXa_Page_2318 Finally, there also proceeded the detailed analysis of the door and of the windows of the target apartment there not being detected the existence of any clues/traces of break-in/forced entry on them.

Photos 38 to 40: Detail of the lock of the door of the apartment front entrance where the non-existence of break-in/forced entry was verified.

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09_VOLUME_IXa_Page_2319 Photos 41 to 43: Details of the window of the bedroom from which the child disappeared where the non-existence of traces/clues of break-in/forced entry was verified.

After the examination of the inside of the apartment and despite the immediate surroundings of the referred apartment not having been preserved [protected] there proceeded the detailed observation of the exterior there not having been detected the existence of any objects/traces of forensic value and [nor] of any traces of shoe-prints in the garden area of the apartment.
The recovery of cigarette stubs was not viable due to the existence of a reasonable quantity thereof within the referred perimeter.
[Note: I think the writer meant to say 'due to the non-existence of'.]

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09_VOLUME_IXa_Page_2320 Photos 44 to 46: Displays of the front of the apartment where various people were observed, there being visible the location of the security cordon delimiting access to the dwelling and the access pathway to the garden that also had not been preserved.

- CONCLUSIONS -
[The indented paragraphs are repeats of the detailed collections and recoveries described in the body of the report.]
The trace evidence described before and referenced as #1 to #7 were delivered to the Lisbon Office of the National Institute of Legal Medicine, under cover of delivery note #156/2007-CR/L a copy of which is attached, for further laboratory examination.

Lisbon, 3 July 2007

J P Cardoso, F Viegas

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Processos Vol XII
Pages 3211-3223


Date: 14 August 2007

Expert Examination 200711733-CR/L
Requester: DIC Portimao Policia Judiciaria
Case: 201/07.0GALGS
Fax: 638 dated 10 August 2007
Examination date: 4 August 2007
Inquiry: This is the report of the recovery of trace evidence on 4 August 2007 from
Apartment 5A, Block A, tourist resort "Ocean Club" - Praia da Luz, Lagos, from where
there occurred, on 3 May 2007, the disappearance of a minor of English nationality.

Observations and Analyses Performed.

On 4 August 2007, at 15h00, a crime laboratory team comprising the signatories
went, at the request of DIC Portimao PJ, to a residence at [the above address] in
order to collect trace evidence from the place.

According to the request by the officers of the DIC Portimao present at the location,
the undersigned should proceed to inspect, "by naked eye" [in natural light] and
through the use of a light source that can alter wavelengths appropriately for the job,
and to the recovery of all spots [stains; marks] existing on the floor and on the wall of the living room next to the place from where there were previously lifted and collected four floor tiles, and on the back of the blue, cloth-upholstered sofas that were next to that wall.

We were informed by those same officers that those recoveries should be performed
through swabs commonly used by the English police (which were given to us by those
DIC officers) and that there should not be used any of the indication tests that permit
to identify what type of trace evidence those spots might contain.

It was also requested of the undersigned that they entered into contact with an
English scientific advisor, named Jonathan Smith, who indicates the manner in which
to proceed with the recovery of those spots.In that contact the undersigned were told that they should use in the recovery of each spot two (2) swabs: one applied directly onto the spot, and the other previously moistened with distilled water and then applied onto the spot.



Photos 1 and 2: Pictures of the general locations of the wall and rear of the sofa from which spots were collected.
In line with the above request from the DIC officers the search and identification of spots was done, in natural light and using a light source that altered wavelengths appropriately for the job, on the wall.
In the search there were thirteen (13) spots, there being three (3) in diverse areas of the floor and ten (10) in diverse areas of the wall.
Those spots were recovered with cotton swabs referred to before (two swabs being used for each spot) they having been referenced as trace evidence numbers 1 to 13.


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Photos 3 through 5: Pictures of the locations where spots were identified and from which trace evidence [swabs] numbered 1 to 13 were collected.
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Photos 6 through 31: Detailed pictures, in natural and altered-wavelength light, of each of the spots numbered 1 to 13.


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Following that, the search and identification of spots, in natural and altered-wavelength light appropriate for the job, was made on the back of the blue, cloth-
upholstered sofas that had been next to the wall. Two (2) spots were identified in that search.
Those spots were recovered using the above-mentioned swabs (two swabs per spot) they having been referenced as trace evidence numbers 14 and 15.
Photos 32 through 36: General location and detailed pictures of the spots numbered 14 and 15.

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Finally, the search and identification of spots, in natural and altered-wavelength light appropriate for the job, was made on two (2) blue curtains. Several spots were found. Because there were no further English police swabs available, the [blue] curtains, together with their white lining, were taken and put into a paper package referenced as trace evidence number 16.
Photos 37 and 38: Photos showing the location of the spots identified on the blue curtain. [NOTE: those five spots were in the body of the curtains, not at the hem]

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Photos 39 through 41: Detailed pictures of the curtain spots in wavelength-altered light.

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Conclusions:
On 4 August there were collected at [the above address]:
- Three (3) spots from the floor, numbered as trace evidence 1 to 3;
- Ten (10) spots from the wall, numbered as trace evidence 4 to 13;
- Two (2) spots from the back of one blue, cloth-upholstered sofa existing in the living room, numbered as trace evidence 14 to 15;
- Two blue curtains with white curtain lining from one of the windows of the living room, numbered as trace evidence 16.

In accordance with the request by officers of the DIC Portimao the material referenced as 1 to 16 were delivered to FSS Laboratory, Birmingham, United Kingdom under cover of delivery note number 286A/2007-CR/L, a copy of which is attached, for further laboratory examination.

Finally, it was also requested by the investigating officers that we proceeded also with the delivery to FSS of Birmingham, United Kingdom, for further laboratory examination, a piece of the other white lining from the blue curtains numbered 16, that had been collected on 3 August 2007.
The paper package containing that piece of white lining was delivered to FSS of Birmingham, in the United Kingdom, under cover of delivery note 286B/2007-CR/L, a copy of which is attached.
Lisboa, 14 September 2007
[Signed] Bruno A. and Fernando V.


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Processos Vol XII
Pages 3229 – 3241


Report of Forensic Examination

Requested by : Portimao DIC

Date 10 August 2007

Examination Initiated on 6 August 2007


REQUEST



The report of the examination of the vehicle, make Renault, model Scenic, of grey metallic colour with number plate 59-DA-27 which is parked in the underground car park, floor 4, Largo 1 de Maio opposite Portimao Municipal Chambers is requested.


OBSERVATIONS AND ANALYSES CARRIED OUT

On 6th August 2007 at about 15.30 a team from the Crime Scene Sector of the Scientific Police, composed of those signed below, upon the request of the PJ Portimao DIC went to an underground car park opposite the Portimao Municipal Chambers with the aim of collecting forensic vestiges from the Renault Scenic vehicle, number plate 59-DA-27.


In accordance with the request officers from Portimao DIC present at the scene the undersigned should proceed to the search and gathering of eventual biological vestiges and fibres from the vehicle in reference.

Those undersigned were also asked to enter into contact with a scientific advisor of English nationality, Jonathan Smith so that he could indicate the manner in which to proceed to gather the stains in question.

This contact informed the undersigned that in a first phase they should proceed to search and gather hairs, followed by fibres and subsequently eventual blood vestiges. During the search for these vestiges and alternating source of light should be used and the Kastle-Mayer test, the eventual blood vestiges should be collected by means of two swabs for each stain, the kind of swabs usually used by teams from this sector, the gathering should be made by the direct application of the swab on the stain and another should be gathered using a second swab moistened with distilled water.


Finally, and after the examination conducted by this team a canine from the British police should be placed inside the vehicle, specialised in detecting human blood vestiges. But he informed that if the animal in question indicated the presence of eventual human blood vestiges inside the vehicle, the components of the areas indicated should be gathered and sent for laboratory analysis.

If, after the presence of the animal inside the vehicle, no eventual blood vestiges were found the chemical product Luminol should be used and if the results continued to be negative, the vehicle should be completely dismantles and analysed piece by piece.


Observation of the outside of the car was initiated, no relevant forensic vestiges being detected for carrying out the examination in reference. The following are photos of the outside of the vehicle and its number plate.


Photos 1 – 3 Front and back of the vehicle subject to examination and detail of the number plate:

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Photos 4 – 7. Left and right sides of the Vehicle in question and detail of some posters and stickers on the windows.


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The examination of the interior of the vehicle was initiated, register was also taken of the kilometres clocked – 9329 km.

Photos 8 – 10 Front right left interiors of car and detail of kilometres clocked up.



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Photos 11 – 13 Back left and right interiors of vehicle and the luggage compartment where there two more seats with baby chairs.

Photos 14 – 16 Shot of the inside of the luggage boot of the vehicle and detail of the inside

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Photos 17 – 19 Detail of various materials that were in the boot of the vehicle and two baby seats that were in the luggage compartment.

Observation and location of vestiges was made by means of using the techniques of direct observation and an LW Gold Panther Forensic Light Source Kit with white light and various complementary features appropriate for the purpose.

During the first phase search and collection of hairs was carried out using tweezers appropriate and conditioned for the purpose in paper wrapping. The following vestiges resulted from this search:

1A. Head hair collected from the driver’s seat.
2A. Head hair collected to the right of passenger’s seat.
2B. Head hair collected from the floor next to the right front passenger’s seat.
3. Head hair collected between the front seats.
4A. Head hair collected from the left area of the back seat.
5A. Head hair collected from the middle area of the back seat.
6A. Head hair collected from the right area of the back seat.
7A. Head hair collected from the left seat of the luggage area.

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8A. Head hair collected from the right seat of the luggage area.
9. Head hair collected from the vehicle luggage area.


Also collected from this search:

1D. Nail fragment collected in the floor in front of the driver’s seat.
2E. Nail fragment collected in the floor in front of the driver’s seat.

Subsequently, fibres were collected using plastic stickers appropriate for this type of collection (hairs could also have been collected together with the fibres).



1B. Fibres and possible head hair from the back of the driver’s seat.
1C. Fibres and possible head hair from the bottom of the driver’s seat.
2C. Fibres and possible head hair from the back of the right front passenger’s seat.
2D. Fibres and possible head hair from the bottom of the right front passenger’s seat.
4B. Fibres and possible head hair from the back in the left area of the back seat.
4C. Fibres and possible head hair from the bottom in the left area of the back seat.
5B. Fibres and possible head hair from the back in the middle area of the back seat.
5C. Fibres and possible head hair from the bottom in the middle area of the back seat.
6B. Fibres and possible head hair from the back in the right area of the back seat.
6C. Fibres and possible head hair from the bottom in the right area of the back seat.
7B. Fibres and possible head hair from the back of the left seat in the vehicle luggage area.
7C. Fibres and possible head hair from the bottom in the left area of the back seat.
8B. Fibres and possible head hair from the back of the right seat in the vehicle luggage area.


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8C. Fibres and possible head hair from the bottom of the right seat in the vehicle luggage area.
11. Fibres and possible head hair in the rear shelf/luggage cover.
13. Pattern sample of the fabric covering the vehicle seats.

Finally, a minutely detailed search was made for eventual blood vestiges and any other biological vestiges in the interior of the vehicle.

From the observations made inside the vehicle several areas were detected containing stains that appeared to be of haematic origin, they were subjected to tests looking for peroxide existing in blood using the Kastle-Mayer test, all of them reacted negatively.

A general search was also made looking for blood vestiges from more expectable parts of the interior of the vehicle (the jack, accelerator pedal, hand break, door handles, car key, vehicles controls etc) which underwent the same test looking for peroxide by the Kastle-Mayer test, all reacted negatively.


No blood or biological vestiges were found in this test.

Photos 20-21 Shots of the from interior of the car where vestiges n 1 – 3 were collected from.


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Photos 22 – 23 Shot of the back seats of the vehicle where vestiges 4 and 6 were taken from.

Photos 24 and 25 Shots of the interior of the luggage compartment where vestiges 7 9 were taken from.


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Photo 26: Shot of the mat from the luggage compartment where vestige number 11 was taken from.

After the examination of the vehicle was complete the human blood specialist sniffer dog was introduced along with Martin Grime of the British police who coordinated the dog’s movements. After a few moments Mr Grime informed the team that they should collect the key and other materials from zone M or from the interior of the luggage compartment given the fact that the dog in reference had identified these materials as places where eventual blood vestiges existed. The undersigned gathered these materials placing them in paper envelopes with the following references:

10. Parts of the vehicle luggage area.
12. Vehicle ignition key.

Photos 27 and 28: Detail of the part of the luggage compartment alerted to by the sniffer dog.

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Photos 29- 30: Detail of materials referred to as vestige 10 taken from the area marked by the sniffer dog and sent for analysis.


Photo 31: Detail of the key referred to as vestige n 12.


CONCLUSION

In the examination carried out on the vehicle Renault Scenic number plate 59-DA-27 parked in the underground car park opposite the Portimao Municipal Chambers the following vestiges were referenced and collected:

1A. Head hair collected from the driver’s seat.
1B. Fibres and possible head hair from the back of the driver’s seat.
1C. Fibres and possible head hair from the bottom of the driver’s seat.
1D. Nail fragment collected in the floor in front of the driver’s seat.
2A. Head hair collected to the right of passenger’s seat.


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2B. Head hair collected from the floor next to the right front passenger’s seat.
2C. Fibres and possible head hair from the back of the right front passenger’s seat.
2D. Fibres and possible head hair from the bottom of the right front passenger’s seat.
2E. Nail fragment collected in the floor in front of the driver’s seat.
3. Head hair collected between the front seats.
4A. Head hair collected from the left area of the back seat.
4B. Fibres and possible head hair from the back in the left area of the back seat.
4C. Fibres and possible head hair from the bottom in the left area of the back seat.
5A. Head hair collected from the middle area of the back seat.
5B. Fibres and possible head hair from the back in the middle area of the back seat.
5C. Fibres and possible head hair from the bottom in the middle area of the back seat.
6A. Head hair collected from the right area of the back seat.
6B. Fibres and possible head hair from the back in the right area of the back seat.
6C. Fibres and possible head hair from the bottom in the right area of the back seat.
7A. Head hair collected from the left seat of the luggage area.
7B. Fibres and possible head hair from the back of the left seat in the vehicle luggage area.
7C. Fibres and possible head hair from the bottom in the left area of the back seat.
8A. Head hair collected from the right seat of the luggage area
8B. Fibres and possible head hair from the back of the right seat in the vehicle luggage area.
8C. Fibres and possible head hair from the bottom of the right seat in the vehicle luggage area.
9. Head hair collected from the vehicle luggage area.
10. Parts of the vehicle luggage area.
11. Fibres and possible head hair in the rear shelf/luggage cover.

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12. Vehicle ignition key.
13. Pattern sample of the fabric covering the vehicle seats.

Finally, two swabs were taken from Assistant Specialist Vilhena as well as fibre from his clothes given that he had driven the vehicle to the car park, these have the reference numbers vestiges 14 and 15.

According to the request from Portimao DIC the material referenced from 1 – 15 was delivered to the FSS laboratories in Birmingham with delivery guide 286/C – CR/L for subsequent laboratory analysis.

Lisbon 27 September 2007

Signed

Fernando Viegas Um Henriques
Forensics specialists

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