V.   EVIDENCE THAT THE OIC CONCEALED THE DISAPPEARANCE OF PHOTOGRAPHS

Summary:  Edwards took charge of the scene and took possession of Ferstl's approximately seven photographs taken of the body site. He absconded with them.  The OIC conceals that Ferstl's Polaroids vanished by falsely claiming that (1) Ferstl's Polaroids are inventoried as being Edwards', and (2) Edwards took no photographs.  The OIC conceals that Edwards did, in fact, take photographs by claiming that he did "not recall"  whether he photographed Mr. Foster's body.  Abt recalled that Edwards had taken photographs, as did Rolla and Braun. 

The OIC conceals that the Polaroids that Rolla had taken had vanished by falsely reporting that Rolla was mistaken when he testified that he took at least two Polaroids of the back of Mr. Foster's head.  Rolla testified that he was certain that he shot "backside" photographs, he inspected his Polaroids as they came out, he remembered what pictures he had taken, and that the "backside" photographs were in his office the night of the death, but he never saw them again.  The OIC falsely reports that Rolla did not have a camera when the body was rolled.

The OIC concealed that the roll of 35-mm film produced usable photographs.  It claims that the 35-mm film was "underexposed," but offers no explanation.  The FBI Lab falsely claimed that  the "underexposed" negatives produced "limited detail."  Three witnesses said that these photographs were clear, including the photographer who had shot the roll of film.