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Forensic Professional blasts NH AG Kelly Ayotte investigation of Michael Paulhus police shooting; finds destroyed ballistics and clothing evidence.

By Christopher King

New Hampshire -- For Immediate Release.

New York forensic specialist Paul Erwin Kish (Principles of bloodstain pattern analysis) issued a three-page report on the 2004 Michael Paulhus shooting that specifically outlines the destruction of evidence rampant in the investigation of that shooting. Click each thumbnail above to view the report. As one can see, there was no trajectory evaluation and the spots where the projectiles touched the Paulhus van on the steering wheel, passenger side headrest and passenger side door panel were all disassembled pursuant to a last-minute search warrant executed by the State Police.

Also, "The clothing of Mr. Paulhus was apparently never collected. Had the shirt been collected it may have assisted in establishing muzzle-to-target range."

From Paulhus:

?The Defendant?s waiver of his Miranda rights was involuntary as it was induced by the trickery and deceit of the officers, particularly Det. Maloney?. In this case, Det. Maloney and Sgt. Parenteau misrepresented the nature of their investigation from the moment they entered the interrogation room with the defendant....Motion to Suppress GRANTED.
-Judge Bernard J. Hampsey, Jr., June 30 2005

The investigation took place under the auspices Attorney Ayotte, who came to office shortly after Governor Benson asked her predecessor, Peter Heed, to leave office after a sex scandal that erupted during a sexual harassment seminar.

Here are the JPEG'd responses from Attorney Ayotte regarding a recent FOIA/Right-to-Know document request on the Paulhus file. They are niggardly responses because Ayotte knows that her office has a pattern and practice of dereliction of duty regarding the Paulhus and Liko Kenney shootings. Here is some ballistics and spent casings information on the Franconia shooting (pictured above) that proves Kelly Ayotte cannot be trusted with a major crimes investigation.

Watch for Paulhus to become a factor when it is added in an Amended Complaint in the pending case of KingCast v. McLeod, Franconia and Ayotte, 08-E-192.

Full post as published by Chris King's 1st Amendment Page on September 30, 2008 (boomark / email).