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SBI Laboratory Report

GOVERNMENT RECORD ENTRY

Last Revised • July 6, 2026

This Source Verification Page documents an official North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Crime Laboratory record referenced in Statement of Facts C of the Supplemental Motion. The laboratory report identifies physical evidence submitted for forensic examination during the investigation and documents the transfer of evidence from local law enforcement agencies to the SBI Crime Laboratory. Although the original report has not yet been obtained for inclusion within the Source Verification Archive, the report is identified through the agency file and laboratory numbers cited in the Supplemental Motion.


Related SMAR Citation

“[SBI Laboratory Report, Agency File No. 97-51029; SBI Lab No. R97001863]”


Source Information

SBI Laboratory Report


Agency Filing Number

97-51029


Laboratory Number

R970017863 / R97001863


Source Location

North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Crime Laboratory Records


Highlighted Pages

N/A


Referenced in the Supplemental Motion

Page 23, Paragraph: 38


Source Status

✔ Case existence and citation verified.

X Full opinion not obtained for inclusion

X Not a publicly available source

✔ Available through counsel or court records


Cited to Support

May's allegation that a substantial quantity of physical evidence was collected from both crime scenes and transferred to the SBI Crime Laboratory for forensic examination. The SBI Laboratory Report is cited to establish that more than 80 items of evidence, together with numerous evidentiary cuttings, were collected from 75 Rockhill Road and the Blue Ridge Parkway and submitted by APD Officer Ernie Wellborn to the SBI Crime Laboratory on August 1, 1997. May relies upon this report to document the chain of custody between local law enforcement agencies and the SBI, identify the evidence submitted for forensic testing, and establish the scope of physical evidence examined during the investigation of the murders.


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