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and all other means of communications before entering the
property. If we assume that they went there merely to conduct some type of
business, such as a narcotics sale, or to enjoy a narcotics party and the
killing occurred, then investigators are of the opinion that the suspects cut
the wires in an effort to gain as much Most of the polygraph keys which could have been used were released to the press by patrol personnel prior to investigating officers' arrival on the scene, or at least without their knowledge. Four polygraph keys that have not been released are as follows: 1. The weapon used to inflict the stab wounds was probably a bayonet. The blade portion of the bayonet was extremely sharp on both sides for at least 3 inches with one side becoming flat at this point, having a blade length of at least 6 inches. There was undoubtedly a guard on the weapon; however, there were no signs on the bodies that the blade ever went in far enough for the guard to come in contact with the body. 2. The revolver used was a caliber 22, Hi-standard, "Double Nine" "Longhorn".
The weapon has a 9 1/2-inch barrel and is 15 inches in overall length. It has a
blue steel finish and a 9-shot capacity. It has walnut grips. The right grip
from this weapon was broken at the scene and is in police custody. The weapon
has a catalogue number 3. A white, nylon type, three strand rope (G28) with an overall length of 43
feet, 8 inches, was used to tie Sebring and Polanski. The rope was double looped
around Polanski's neck and draped over a beam in the living room with two
overhand knots on the standing end on either side of the beam. The first knot
was 5 feet from the end, and the second knot was 16 feet, 4 inches from the end.
A frayed area was between the two knots, 11 feet, 8 inches from the end. The
rope around Sebring had a double loop, with the second loop going into an
overhand 4. A pair of horn-rimmed prescription type reading glasses, found next to the trunk between the living room and the entrance archway. To date the owner has not been identified and it is presumed that the glasses were lost by a suspect.
PERSONNEL AT THE SCENE Lieutenant R. Madlock contacted Inspector K. J. McCauley and requested that investigation be assigned to Homicide Division. Inspector McCauley agreed that the homicide should be handled by Homicide Division personnel and contacted Lieutenant R. J. Helder, Supervisor of Investigations, Homicide Division, informing him of his decision. Lieutenant Helder |
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