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Body #1 was determined to be that of a white male clad in blue denim trousers and Wellington-style boots. A ring set consisting of two irregular bands joined together at intervals by bars was removed from the left ring finger of the body by Dr. FEATHERSION. The appearance of this ring was consistent with the descriptive data avilable concerning the wedding ring belonging to MICHAEL HENRY SCHWERNER. This ring was placed ina container for subsequent transmittal to the FBI Laboratory for development of any inscriptions thereon. Present in the right front pocket of the trousers on this body was a cigarette lighter which was similar to the lighter described in descriptive data of the belongings of SCHWERNER. The clothing, head hair samples, and personal effects of SCHWERNER were obtained and preserved for subsequent transmittal to FBI Laboratory. Dr. REVEL MAY, JR., D.D.S., Jackson, Mississippi, performed a dental examination of Body #1. This examination consisted of recording of the existing dentition in the skull end lower jaw of Body #1. ‘Upon completion of this dental examination, Dr. FEATHERSTON removed the terminal phalanges of each hand and turned them over in order to SA SHEARER for preservation and subsequent examination for any ridge detail present which might make possi- ble fingerprint identification of Body #1 by the Latent Fingerprint Section of the Identification Division of the FBI. Because of theadvanced stage of decomposition of all three bodies, it was not possible to obtain during the autopsies inked impressions of the fingers of these bodies. Upon removal of the shoes and socks of Body #1 the skin comprising the bottoms of the feet sloughed off, ‘This skin was retained for possible identification nurnnsesc. re-pro ces Dr. FEATHERSTON advised that Body #1 was that of a white male in an advanced stage of decomposition measuring 7OL" in length, He stated death was not from natural causes ike Lane and that death was the result of a bullet wound. A section _. 379 0 AH ET ae