Search of Amos Home 3.30.12
Several Odd Things Have Occurred Since the Search of Dr. Amos' Home on 3.30.12- below is a brief summary
MAY 7, 2012
Laurell Hall publicly asks Pine Bluff Police Chief Brenda Davis-Jones- why there had been no update since the search warrant was executed on 3.30.12 and four items that were seized were sent the AR State Crime Lab for analysis.
Response from Chief Davis-Jones:
"We call the Crime Lab at least once a week and they have not gotten it yet. Once they get the results back, we'll be more than happy to go forward with the results."
MAY 9, 2012
Cleashindra had officially been missing for 18 years to the day. The PBPD confirmed that it had not even sent the evidence seized to the Crime Lab. They said they would conduct an internal investigation to see why this mistake was made.
*Soon after the search- the Chief re-assigned the lead detective.
Since then-
the internal investigation has been completed and results were given to the Chief. She has not commented.
The AR State Crime announced they did not find any evidence of blood on the items tested, however they will now be conducting different kinds of forensic tests on the items.
SPECIFICS REGARDING SEARCH WARRANT EXECUTED ON MARCH 30, 2012
Cleashindra Hall was last seen at the home/office of Dr. Larry Amos in Pine Bluff, AR he where sworked for him doing clerical work after school.
And on March 30, 2012- Police were finally able to obtain a warrant to search the property of the home/office where Cleashindra was last seen in 1994.
According to heavily redacted court documents:
The statements of two men who've come forward- finally gave police the probable cause.
In January, a man who said he did construction work for Amos in the late 1990's, told investigators he spotted blood in the home
“like it had been splattered on the insulation”
The documents also include the summary of an interview police conducted with another man who told them that he was hired to fill a hole in Amos’ backyard.
He reportedly said “when the wind would blow he could smell an odor unlike anything he has smelled before”.
--The documents do not indicate if blood was actually found at the home during the search nor what specific items were seized in the search. It is also unclear if the cadaver dogs located any evidence.
---Statements from Lt. Bob Rawlinson---“We have no viable suspect, and what we’re trying to do is narrow down the scope of the investigation,” Police Lt. Bob Rawlinson said Tuesday, declining to comment on what police found. “Until we are able to identify a person of interest, everybody associated with the case is (a person of interest).”
Dr. Larry Amos decline to make any comments. He is not a suspect & has not been charged with a crime.