MEDICAL DOCUMENTS

Davidson County Medical Examiner Record — Case No. 20-2121

Agency: Davidson County Medical Examiner’s Office
Medical Examiner Case No.: 20-2121
Decedent: Randall Leslie
Document Type: Medical Examiner / Death Investigation Record
Document Length: 4 pages

What This Record Shows

This document is part of the Davidson County Medical Examiner’s official death-investigation file for Randall Leslie, identified under Medical Examiner Case No. 20-2121.

Chattanooga Police records establish that after remains were recovered in Marion County, Randall Leslie’s dental records were obtained and provided for identification. On June 25, 2020, investigators were informed that the dental comparison positively identified the remains as Randall Leslie. The Davidson County Medical Examiner’s Office subsequently confirmed the identification and assigned Medical Examiner Case No. 20-2121.

Why This Document Matters

The Medical Examiner file is separate from CPD’s police reports and represents the official forensic death-investigation record. It should be kept with the medical examiner, autopsy, identification, and forensic pathology records, rather than with police incident reports.

TBI Official Forensic Biology Report — Lab Case No. 201012860

Agency: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation — Forensic Services Division
Document Type: Official Forensic Biology Report
TBI Laboratory Case No.: 201012860
Report Date: October 30, 2020
Submitted / Reported To: Investigator Corey Stokes, Chattanooga Police Department
Related Investigation: Randall Leslie Homicide Investigation

What This Report Shows

This Tennessee Bureau of Investigation forensic biology report documents laboratory examination of physical evidence submitted during the Randall Leslie homicide investigation. The evidence submitted for forensic testing included items associated with multiple locations in the investigation, including Randall Leslie’s vehicle, 6305 Stockton Drive, and the camper associated with the Teakwood search.

Of particular importance, the report identifies three separate fabric samples collected from inside the camper:

Item 007-a — fabric from the camper bench cushion: presumptive chemical testing did not indicate the presence of blood.

Item 008-a — fabric from the top of the camper ottoman: presumptive chemical testing did not indicate the presence of blood.

Item 009-a — additional fabric from the top of the camper ottoman: presumptive chemical testing did not indicate the presence of blood.

Accordingly, all three identified camper fabric samples submitted for presumptive blood testing produced negative results.

The report also documents forensic examination of evidence collected from other locations connected to the investigation and contains DNA findings involving unidentified male profiles. The laboratory report therefore provides an independent forensic record that can be compared against the police investigative reports, evidence logs, witness statements, and later trial testimony.

Why This Document Matters

This report is important because it contains the actual laboratory results from physical evidence collected from the camper, a location investigators treated as significant to the alleged shooting.

The negative presumptive blood results from the bench cushion and two ottoman samples are particularly relevant when evaluating later accounts describing Randall Leslie as having been inside the camper while bleeding. The TBI results do not corroborate the presence of blood on those three tested camper surfaces.

This is therefore not simply an investigative narrative or an officer’s interpretation. It is an official forensic laboratory report documenting what was tested and what the testing found, making it an important record for comparing the physical evidence against the competing accounts of what occurred and where it occurred.

McElroy Crime Scene & Evidence Processing Follow-Up Report — Case No. 20-052168

Agency: Chattanooga Police Department
Document Type: Investigative Follow-Up / Crime Scene Evidence Processing Report
Complaint No.: 20-052168
Offense Listed: Missing Person / Homicide
Original Offense Date: May 28, 2020
Location Listed: 4088 Teakwood Drive
Case Investigator: Investigator Corey Stokes
Reporting Officer: Investigator McElroy #634
Reviewing Supervisor: Sgt. S. Rankhorn #701
Report Date: March 17, 2021
Review Date: April 7, 2021

What This Report Shows

This five-page Chattanooga Police Department follow-up report provides a detailed record of the crime-scene processing, vehicle examinations, evidence collection, packaging, storage, and chain of custody conducted during the Randall Leslie investigation.

On June 10, 2020, Investigator McElroy completed processing four pistols recovered in the investigation. No latent fingerprints were recovered from the pistols. McElroy packaged and sealed the firearms, ammunition, narcotics, and other evidence collected from 4088 Teakwood Drive and 6305 Stockton Drive and submitted those materials to CPD Property/Evidence as items 5 through 30.

On June 11, McElroy submitted additional evidence as items 35 through 87. The report specifically records that Investigator Stokes then released to McElroy three cell phones and personal property belonging to Derik Brown in unsealed bags. McElroy secured those items in his assigned evidence locker.

Mercedes-Benz — Stockton Drive

McElroy processed the Mercedes recovered from 6305 Stockton Drive, photographing the vehicle and collecting DNA swabs from the interior and exterior door handles, steering wheel, and gearshift. A latent print was collected from the front-passenger exterior area, and digital scales were recovered from the center console. Evidence collected from the Mercedes was documented as items 91 through 101.

Mitsubishi Lancer — Presumptive Blood Findings

The report provides particularly significant documentation concerning the Mitsubishi Lancer, Tennessee tag 1C02L4.

After DNA and latent-print processing had begun, investigators used Bluestar inside the Mitsubishi. McElroy records that the presumptive test indicated the possible presence of blood on the rear seat and seat belts.

During examination of the trunk, investigators also observed visible dried red stains on the carpet above the spare tire and several large dried-red areas on the board covering the spare tire. An OBTI presumptive test for human blood produced a positive indication for the possibility of human blood.

McElroy states that he notified Investigator Stokes of these findings. The trunk carpet and spare-tire cover board were collected as evidence. The report then records that processing of the Mitsubishi was stopped and the vehicle remained locked and secured in the CSU processing bay at the request of Investigator Stokes.

Evidence collected from the Mitsubishi during this stage was recorded as items 106 through 118.

Camper — 4088 Teakwood Drive

McElroy and Investigator Johnson subsequently returned to complete processing of the camper recovered from 4088 Teakwood Drive. McElroy collected items 119 through 128 from inside the camper.

On June 12, 2020, the camper was secured at the CPD impound lot as evidence item 88.

Mitsubishi — Additional Processing

On June 13, McElroy returned to the Mitsubishi and completed additional processing, collecting items 129 through 149. The Mitsubishi itself was then secured at the CPD impound lot and recorded as evidence item 89.

The associated evidence was subsequently packaged, sealed, and submitted to CPD Property/Evidence.

Randall Leslie’s Apartment — 5113 Highway 58, Apartment 216

On June 15, 2020, McElroy and Stokes searched and processed Apartment 216 at 5113 Highway 58.

McElroy photographed the apartment and documented the collection of items 151 through 163. The photographs were transferred to DVDs, retained in the photo lab, and uploaded to Evidence.com.

Additional Vehicle Searches

The report documents two later vehicle examinations requested by Investigator Stokes.

On July 29, 2020, McElroy processed a Ford SUV at 3610 Calhoun Avenue using Bluestar. The presumptive examination did not indicate the presence of blood.

On October 1, 2020, McElroy and Stokes traveled to Precision Towing and Recovery in New Hope, Tennessee, to process a Pontiac Grand Am. McElroy located a plastic bag in the trunk containing numerous live rifle rounds. Those rounds were collected and entered into evidence as item 177.

Bluestar testing of the Pontiac’s interior did not indicate the presence of blood.

Why This Document Matters

This report is one of the most important physical-evidence and chain-of-custody records in the case because it identifies exactly which locations and vehicles were processed, what investigators reported finding, what evidence-item numbers were assigned, and where the evidence was stored.

It is particularly important for evaluating:

• the four firearms recovered and processed;

• Derik Brown’s three cell phones and property being received from Stokes in unsealed bags;

• presumptive blood indications on the rear seat, seat belts, trunk carpet, and spare-tire cover of the Mitsubishi Lancer;

• Stokes’s request that processing of the Mitsubishi be stopped after those findings were reported to him;

• the evidence collected from the 4088 Teakwood camper;

• evidence collected from Randall Leslie’s apartment;

• and the later processing of the Pontiac Grand Am, including the rifle ammunition entered as item 177.

Because the report assigns specific evidence numbers to these collections, it can be compared directly against the CPD master evidence log, TBI laboratory submissions, photographs, vehicle records, and later trial testimony to determine whether the complete evidence trail is consistent.

Forensic Medical Verification of Death — Randall Leslie

Document Type: Forensic Medical Verification of Death
Medical Examiner Case: MEC20-2121
Decedent: Randall Leslie
Date of Birth: March 17, 1987
Age: 33
Date and Time of Death: June 21, 2020 at 3:50 PM
Cause of Death: Gunshot wound of the torso
Manner of Death: Homicide
Location of Death: Near 2008 Highway 41, Jasper, Tennessee
Medical Examiner: Erin M. Carney, M.D.
Certification Date: June 25, 2020

Summary

This one-page forensic medical record formally verifies the death of Randall Leslie under Medical Examiner Case MEC20-2121.

The document records Leslie’s official date and time of death as June 21, 2020 at 3:50 PM and identifies the cause of death as a gunshot wound of the torso. The manner of death is classified as homicide.

The location of death is recorded as near 2008 Highway 41 in Jasper, Tennessee.

The record was certified on June 25, 2020 and identifies Erin M. Carney, M.D. as the medical examiner.

Why This Document Matters

This document provides a concise, certified medical record of the official death information and should be preserved separately from the full autopsy report.

It independently establishes the official recorded:

• date and time of death;

• cause of death;

• manner of death;

• death location;

• and medical examiner case number.

It should be compared with investigative reports, charging documents, police timelines and testimony that reference when Randall Leslie was believed to have died.

Autopsy Report Transmission Email — Randall Leslie

Document Type: Email correspondence / autopsy transmission record
Filename: Leslie, Randall 20-052161 Emery Email Re Autopsy Report.pdf
Date: December 27, 2021
Document Length: 2 pages
Related Case: Randall Leslie homicide investigation
Related Autopsy: MEC20-2121

Summary

This email chain documents the transmission of Randall Leslie’s autopsy report between Tennessee medical-examiner personnel and Chattanooga Police Department personnel on December 27, 2021.

The chain shows Jason Legg sending the autopsy report to Keith Herron and asking whether the autopsy photographs were also needed.

Herron then forwarded the material to Adam Emery, stating that the autopsy report was being provided and that the photographs would be coming separately.

Later that same day, Emery forwarded the material to Chattanooga Police Department personnel Yolanda Massey and Katherine Carter, identifying it as the autopsy for the Randall Leslie 2020 homicide investigation.

What This Document Establishes

The email record documents:

• the date the autopsy report was circulated through this investigative chain;

• the individuals involved in transmitting and receiving it;

• that the written autopsy report and the autopsy photographs were treated as separate materials;

• and that additional autopsy photographs were expected to be transmitted after the report.

Why This Document Matters

This correspondence is separate from the autopsy itself because it provides a distribution and custody timeline for the medical-examiner materials.

It shows that by December 27, 2021, Chattanooga Police Department personnel were receiving the autopsy report and were also expecting the related autopsy photographs.

The statement that “The photos will be coming” makes the photographs a separately identifiable discovery item. The case file should therefore be checked for the corresponding autopsy-photo production to determine whether those photographs are present in the discovery materials and when they were received.

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Medical Examiner / Autopsy & Death Investigation → Autopsy Correspondence / Transmission Records