Opinion ID: 168528
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Heading: The investigation of Mr. Yamamoto's death

Text: 18 Later that day, Mr. Short telephoned his cousin, David Davis. Mr. Short asked Mr. Davis to pick him up. Apparently, Mr. Short had seen news reports of the fire, and was scared of the city police because of previous run-ins. Rec. vol. IV, at 93. At Mr. Short's request, Mr. Davis brought Mr. Short a change of clothes. Mr. Davis testified that Mr. Short denied being involved in the fire bombing. After Mr. Short had changed, he surrendered to the Oklahoma City police. 19 Oklahoma City Detective Mike Burke testified that when Mr. Short came into the Oklahoma County jail, he was not wearing socks. Detective Burke searched Mr. Davis's vehicle and retrieved a red coat that tested positive for gasoline. The coat contained three disposable lighters, some rolling paper, and a package of leaf tobacco. Mr. Short's sneakers also tested positive for gasoline. Detective Burke found no socks in the vehicle. 20 Homicide Detective Robert Mark Easley testified about his investigation. He searched what had been Mr. Short's registered room at the Melrose Motel. Inside a white plastic bag, Detective Easley found some clothing, and a bottle of lighter fluid. He also recovered a legal pad that contained some writing about Brenda. Excerpts, as read by Detective Easley, included: 21 1-4-95 . . . the last time I seen her. 22 1-5-95 . . . still no word from her. My life is over with her and I know it, but I do love her. 23 1-7-95, still no word from her. I guess she found somebody else. I only hope I know I still have a chance as long as she did not have sex with nobody. 24 1-8-95 . . . I need her to go on in my life. She is all I got. 25 Id. at 111-112. 26 Detective Easley also identified photographs he took of items in the motel room, including a bottle cap without the liner, one with the liner, the blue liner to a bottle cap, and an empty two-liter bottle of RC Cola.