Repository Collection 03
SBI bloodstain analysis team went leaderless for 21 years
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Last Revised • July 3, 2026
This archived newspaper source documents public discussion surrounding the broader implications of problems identified within the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. Although the original article is no longer available, the publication trail and quoted statement were independently verified through archived records and are included to document contemporaneous public concern regarding SBI oversight and management.
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Quoted Statement
“At this point, everything at the SBI is open for discussion”
Speaker
Seth Edwards
President of the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys
Source Name
“DAs demand full SBI audit”
Author(s)
Staff
Publication Date
September 9, 2010
Verification Source
NC Newsline / NC Policy Watch archive trail
Source Location
News & Observer special report on SBI laboratory practices
Highlighted Pages
N/A
Referenced in the Supplemental Motion
Page 11, Paragraph: 11
Source Status
✔ Article title, publication trail, and quoted statement identified
X Original article body not obtained
✔ Archived shell page located
X Not included within the Source Verification Archive
Cited to Support
Lyle C. May alleges that concerns regarding SBI Crime Laboratory practices were not limited to defense attorneys, innocence advocates, or independent reviewers. May cites this article in support of his claims regarding forensic evidence practices affecting criminal prosecutions throughout North Carolina, including the forensic evidence presented in his Buncombe County prosecution arising from the July 1997 murders in Asheville, North Carolina. The News & Observer article is cited to establish that the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys publicly called for a full audit of the SBI Crime Laboratory following revelations of forensic misconduct. May relies upon this article to support his claim that concerns regarding the reliability, oversight, and integrity of SBI forensic practices were so significant that they were acknowledged by the prosecutorial community itself, demonstrating that the problems identified within the SBI laboratory were widely recognized and not confined to criticism from criminal defendants or their advocates.
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