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Mississippi Burning MIBURN Case — Part 6

104 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Aug 5, 1964 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Mississippi Burning MIBURN Case · 104 pages OCR'd
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NO RY BQ2T Immediately above the last "6" in this number (underlined above for emphasis only) was a very lightly stamped No tire chains were located within the car, In addition, the search did not locate a bumper Jack, A combination gack handle and lug mut wrench was in the spare tire conpartment as was the spare tire wheel, Based on the window-winding mechanisms, the window positions at the time of the fire were determined to be: Right front door Down Left front door Down Right rear door Dewn Left rear door Up Tatlzate Down The right and left rear side window positions (if these windows are of the moveable type) eould not be determined because of the extensive fire damage to the window channels, Other than small fragments, no glass remained in any of the window frames at the time of this examination, ~ Examination of the gas tank, which had become detached in transporting the car from the acene, disclosed no evidence of an explosion, The drain plug was found securely in place in the tank, : ' { The car's odometer was completely destroyed by fire and no reading was possibie, : i The left front tire and wheel, not severely damaged by fire, had been removed from the car, The outside sidewall of this tire bore twe parallel red marks near the rim. The rim portion showed fresh marks indicating recent removal of the wheel cover {hub cap), The three remaining wheels, sti11 mounted on the ear, weré all badly damaged by fire, The fire discoloration in the rim areas of these wheels was not disturbed or marked in any way. This permits the conclusion that the three wheel covers on these wheels were either not on the car at the time of the i fire or "popped" from the wheels due to heat expansion prior to .... the completion of the fire, 9 | mag _ / Y.ef AA8 5 IME oc waren Ree SES CRE oe Oe ne ee Se ee ea re re ee oe
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