Atlanta Child Murders — Part 19

202 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: Jun 18, 1981 · Broad topic: Murder · Topic: Atlanta Child Murders · 174 pages OCR'd

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AL 7A-549 Mohasco Corporation, 57 Lyon Street, Amsterdam, New York, along with Product Development Supervisor, and Product Development, were contacted on and proVided with the sample of green carpet from subject's ee was previously sent to Albany in re airtel. nd ere re-contacted on 7/20/81 and advised that after extensive tests based on a digestive analysis of the sample carpet, they could ' state beyond a reasonable doubt that that carpet was £9 manufactured by the Mohasco Corporation. Basically, dit outlined the following reasons why the tests conducted on 7/17/81 at their plant in Amsterdam, New York revealed that the sample could not be identifiable with any carpet ever made at Mohasco: The specs of the carpet manufactured by Mohasco that used the Wellman 181B fiber were obtained at Mohasco on ‘-_ and are being forwarded to Atlanta for future reference. stated that a true digestive analysis on a sample of carpe should be conducted using a 12 by 18 inch sample. The sample provided to Albany was approximately 7 x 3 inches and from that, Mohasco was able to conduct tests on two 2 x 2 inch portions of the sample. Even so, the digestive analysis revealed the following: (1) The sample from the subject's bedroom revealed a gauge of 5/32. Mohasco used the Wellman 181B only in a 3/16 gauge. (2) The sample provided revealed 10.5 rows per inch whereas Mohasco used 7 rows per inch in their carpets. (3) The pile height of the sample was .300 inches compared to Mohasco's carpet which had a pile height of .400 inches. (4) The primary back of the sample cempared to Mohasco's was very different. The sample was a non~woven, polypropylene compared to Mohasco's woven polypropylene. (5) The face weight of the sample showed the weight per square yard to be 20.5 or 20.6 ounces compared to Mohasco's 22 ounces. GHB states that with the error factor thrown in, AIC. the face weights could be identical.) (6) The total weight per square yard of the sample would be approximately 51.4 ounces compared to Mohasco's 56 ounces. fase 5

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AL 7A-549

Mohasco Corporation, 57 Lyon
Street, Amsterdam, New York, along with Product
Development Supervisor, and Product
Development, were contacted on and proVided with the

sample of green carpet from subject's ee was

previously sent to Albany in re airtel. nd ere
re-contacted on 7/20/81 and advised that after extensive tests

based on a digestive analysis of the sample carpet, they could '
state beyond a reasonable doubt that that carpet was £9
manufactured by the Mohasco Corporation. Basically, dit

outlined the following reasons why the tests conducted on 7/17/81

at their plant in Amsterdam, New York revealed that the sample
could not be identifiable with any carpet ever made at Mohasco:

The specs of the carpet manufactured by Mohasco that
used the Wellman 181B fiber were obtained at Mohasco on ‘-_

and are being forwarded to Atlanta for future reference.
stated that a true digestive analysis on a sample of carpe
should be conducted using a 12 by 18 inch sample. The sample
provided to Albany was approximately 7 x 3 inches and from that,
Mohasco was able to conduct tests on two 2 x 2 inch portions of
the sample. Even so, the digestive analysis revealed the
following:

(1) The sample from the subject's bedroom revealed
a gauge of 5/32. Mohasco used the Wellman 181B only in a 3/16
gauge.

(2) The sample provided revealed 10.5 rows per inch
whereas Mohasco used 7 rows per inch in their carpets.

(3) The pile height of the sample was .300 inches
compared to Mohasco's carpet which had a pile height of .400
inches.

(4) The primary back of the sample cempared to
Mohasco's was very different. The sample was a non~woven,
polypropylene compared to Mohasco's woven polypropylene.

(5) The face weight of the sample showed the weight
per square yard to be 20.5 or 20.6 ounces compared to Mohasco's
22 ounces. GHB states that with the error factor thrown in, AIC.
the face weights could be identical.)

(6) The total weight per square yard of the sample
would be approximately 51.4 ounces compared to Mohasco's 56 ounces.

fase