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My name is Mark Thresher, ciminologist and forensic scientist specializing in the science of examining and discerning hairs. I graduated from the University of Phoenix's criminal justice program with honors, and later went back to college to further my ability to convict those guilty of crimes by specializing in the analyzation of hair and fibers. My testimony will be drawn only from the matter concerning the hairs collected from the home of the missing person, one Derrick Wiebe, and as to whether they match with those found on the suspect, one Austin Hyder, (spelling?).

Hairs are composed mainly of keratin and are structured in three unique parts, the cuticle, the cortex, and the medulla. The cuticle consists of multiple scaly protrusions that exist on the outermost layers of the hair. The cortex makes up the bulk of the hair, wrapping itself in a thick layer between the cuticle and the medulla. The medulla is the central core of pigments, seen below in banded form, which form differing patterns in different individuals. One can discern between hairs from different individuals by examining the characteristics of these three unique parts of a single hair, and examining the similarities between it and the other hairs one believes to be from the same individual. While doing so, it is important to note that hairs in different regions of the body have different characteristics, so it may take quite a bit of analysis to arrive at a sound conclusion as to whether a man is likely to have committed the crime of which he is accused. Derrick Wiebe's hair has a unique medulla band pattern and scaly cuticle combination. Having compared a number of hairs from the deceased's corpse, I was able to discern that the hairs that were in Hyder's home were none other than his. This was odd because of Wiebe's disdain for Hyder and his skater person that he thought was so cool. I also was able to analyze hair from the Wiebe home that had the look of black hair dye, the kind that only hard kids use to make themselves look harder. The unique coloring that looked as if it were a sunburst finish on a guitar, black fading into a rustic brownish-gold, indicated that //it// belonged to none other than resident hard kid, Hyder.

I'd like to remind you that I am an expert, and that my testimony comes strictly from the fields in which I am an expert in. It also confirms the prosecutions version of events, and incriminates Austin Hyder as Derrick Wiebe's killer.