Supports· strongKRK-E033
Records-based paving chronology: cleanup order September 11, pavers by September 14, lead investigator did not authorize
- what the source states
- "Internal communications show that blood remained at the scene on September 12, that personnel were discussing how to alter the surface by September 13, and that the first pavers were being installed on September 14—four days after the killing." "A UVU emergency-payment document records that an order was placed with a vendor on September 11. The invoice amount was $6,090.52, and the description stated: 'Clean up for shooting incident.' The vendor's identity was redacted." "David Hull... testified under defense cross-examination that he did not authorize the excavation or installation of the pavers and learned that the courtyard had been paved through the news." "The documents became widely known after Judicial Watch obtained them through Utah's Government Records Access and Management Act."
- what we infer
- The scene alteration and its partial authorization vacuum are documented in obtained records, not rumor. The same article's own caution stands: "The existing evidence does not prove deliberate evidence destruction."
- limitations
- Secondary synthesis of GRAMA records; the underlying documents should be obtained directly (KRK-R007) before consequential extension.
- Hull's testimony does not establish that no other official authorized the release.