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evidenceevidencephysical2015 Federal Trial1257Benton testified that he found the backpack while searching landfill trash on Friday, the 26th, and that it matched the description investigators had received. He confirmed that it contained the defendant's university paperwork and fireworks, and that a thumb drive was found later. The court admitted the backpack as Exhibit 1257.
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Benton testified that he found the backpack while searching landfill trash on Friday, the 26th, and that it matched the description investigators had received. He confirmed that it contained the defendant's university paperwork and fireworks, and that a thumb drive was found later. The court admitted the backpack as Exhibit 1257.

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Benton associated the recovered backpack with the defendant through university paperwork found inside it, alongside fireworks. His examination did not establish who discarded it or how the fireworks had been used.

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