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Rep. Ellen Story (D-Amherst) August 4, 2003 Letter

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Brian Heaton of the Massachusetts State Police telephoned Rep. Ellen Story on July 8 in response to a June 13 letter from six State Representatives. On August 4th Rep. Story documented that call in a letter. Case manager Gwen Pino responded later that month.

 
 
Rep. Story attached this State Police log from July - August 1983.

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Det. Ronald Carignan (deceased) of the Leominster PD brought crime scene evidence, including the rape kit, to the State Police on 7/20/83, a week after the crime. Paul J. Malone signed for it.

On 8/3, three weeks after the crime and a day after testifing at LaGuer's indictment, Carignan delivered more items including, "underclothes from suspect." Mark T. Grant signed for them.

A trace of LaGuer's DNA was in the evidence in 2002. No conclusion about the significance of this can be reached without asking where that underwear came from and where it went.

 
Case Manager Gwen B. Pino Responds
August 27, 2003

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State Police Crime Lab case manager Gwen Pino responded to Rep. Ellen Story's August 4, 2003 letter. This prompted Story to seek a meeting and then to offer an agenda.
 
 
 
 

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Ellen Story

Rep. Story wrote to Clerk Francis A. Ford on the "LJH" question (below). He didn't respond.

 

 

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The docket for 10/29/03 reflects receipt of her letter to Clerk Francis A. Ford but Rep. Story has yet to receive a substantive response. 


Docket Entry Details for Docket: WOCR1983-03394
 
No.   Docket Entry:
1   Letter received from State Representive Ellen Story regarding
2   evidence. She wishes to ascertain the identity of the person(s)
3   identified as "LJH" & "LTH" on tags attached to socks among evidence
4   in the LaGuer case.