EXAMINATION REPORTS

AFIS Latent Fingerprint Examination Report — Mercedes & Mitsubishi

Document Type: AFIS / Latent Fingerprint Examination Report
Examiner: Franklin / AFIS Section
Submitted To: Investigator Corey Stokes
Victim: Randall Leslie
Complaint Number Listed: 20-052618
Case Type: Missing Person / Homicide
Location: 4088 Teakwood Drive
Examination Date: June 22, 2020

What This Report Shows

This one-page AFIS examination report documents the analysis of two latent fingerprint lifts associated with two different vehicles in the Randall Leslie investigation:

• JM634a — Mercedes

• JC1038a — Mitsubishi

The report states that the latent impression identified as JM634a, recovered from the exterior front-passenger-side windshield area of the Mercedes, contained sufficient detail for comparison.

That print was assigned the identifier:

20-052168-01

The remaining submitted latent print material did not contain sufficient detail to conduct comparisons.

AFIS Result

The usable fingerprint, 20-052168-01, was compared and entered into the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS).

The examiner reported:

• no identification was made;

• AFIS produced no candidate identified as the source of the print;

• and the fingerprint remained unidentified and available for future comparison.

Accordingly, this report does not identify Donyell Holland, Derik Brown, Randall Leslie, or any other named person as the source of the latent fingerprint.

Vehicle Significance

The report is important because it specifically connects latent-print evidence to both:

the Mercedes and the Mitsubishi.

However, only the print recovered from the Mercedes was reported as suitable for comparison. The other submitted latent material was insufficient for comparison.

Document Number Discrepancy

The document contains a notable numbering inconsistency.

The report header lists:

Complaint Number: 20-052618

but the fingerprint itself is identified throughout the analysis and conclusions as:

20-052168-01

That difference should be preserved exactly as it appears in the original report and compared against the other investigative and evidence records using complaint number 20-052168.

The filename itself also uses 20-052618.

Date Error on the Face of the Report

The “Date of Offense” field appears as:

06/08/20202

which appears to contain an extra digit. The website should reproduce or note the entry as written rather than silently correcting the original document.

Why This Document Matters

This report establishes that investigators submitted latent fingerprint evidence from both the Mercedes and Mitsubishi for forensic examination.

The only reported fingerprint suitable for comparison came from the Mercedes, and that fingerprint remained unidentified after AFIS examination.

This document should therefore be compared with:

• McElroy’s Mercedes processing report;

• the Mercedes tow and release records;

• the Mitsubishi processing records;

• the master Evidence Inventory Report;

• and any later fingerprint comparison or AFIS reports.

It also provides another record-level discrepancy between 20-052618 and 20-052168, which should be tracked across the case file rather than treated as interchangeable without explanation.

Email Correspondence Re: AFIS Report — June 23, 2020

Document Type: Police Email / Forensic Report Correspondence
Date: June 23, 2020
Associated Case: Randall Leslie investigation
Related Forensic Record: AFIS Latent Fingerprint Examination Report
Named Officer: Sgt. Sloan Rankhorn #701
Unit: Chattanooga Police Department Crime Scene Unit

What This Document Shows

This document preserves Chattanooga Police Department email correspondence dated June 23, 2020 concerning the AFIS fingerprint report generated in the Randall Leslie investigation.

The visible second page contains the signature block of:

Sloan Rankhorn #701
Sergeant
Crime Scene Unit
Chattanooga Police Department

This correspondence should be maintained with the separate Franklin AFIS Examination Report dated June 22, 2020, rather than treated as the forensic report itself.

Connection to the AFIS Examination

The related AFIS report documents two submitted latent-print lifts associated with:

• the Mercedes, and

• the Mitsubishi.

Only the latent impression recovered from the exterior front-passenger-side windshield area of the Mercedes was reported as suitable for comparison.

That print was entered into AFIS, but no candidate was identified as its source, and the print remained unidentified.

The June 23 email provides a separate administrative record showing circulation or transmission of the AFIS findings within CPD immediately after the June 22 examination.

Why This Document Matters

The email helps establish the timeline and distribution of the fingerprint results.

It shows that an AFIS examination existed by June 22, 2020 and that related correspondence was being transmitted within CPD by June 23, 2020.

This makes the email useful for reconstructing:

evidence collection → fingerprint examination → AFIS submission/result → communication of the forensic result.

It should be preserved alongside:

• the Franklin AFIS Examination Report;

• McElroy’s Mercedes processing records;

• the Mitsubishi processing records;

• latent-print evidence entries in the master evidence inventory;

• and any subsequent AFIS comparison reports.

Source Note

The currently visible portion is page 2 of the email printout and principally shows Sgt. Rankhorn’s signature information. The sender, recipients, subject line, attachment information, and full text of page 1 should be taken from the complete two-page original before those details are stated publicly.