Monday, April 28, 1913
This afternoon, the city chemist is conducting a careful chemical analysis of wooden fragments believed to be stained with the blood of the murdered Mary Phagan. The examination is intended to confirm whether these stains are in fact linked to the crime and can be associated with the girl’s body.
Further suspicion has been raised by the discovery of a white powder scattered across the factory floor, thought to be some kind of cleaning agent. Its presence suggests a hurried attempt to cover up critical evidence and remove the marks of the crime. The results of the tests on the wood and the powder may prove decisive in fitting together the full story of this tragic case.
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