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DAY 1,213Michael "Travis" Leake · American citizen · U.S. Air Force veteran
Myth vs. record

Does the sixth bundle prove he was a dealer?

Myth

A sixth bundle in his apartment proves he was a trafficker.

Record

It matches the courier's own batch, and nobody examined it for fingerprints or DNA.

The courier said she placed five bundles in the entrance; four were recovered. The bundle attributed to Travis is described by the state's own expert in almost the same terms as hers: tape around a grey magnet, 1.28 grams. No fingerprint or DNA examination of it, or of anything else seized, appears in the 690-page file.

Source: Court file, Vol. 2, l.d. 188-190, 218; defense closing, p. 17.

Finding 06: The sixth bundle matches her batch →

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Free Travis Leake, "Myth vs. record: Does the sixth bundle prove he was a dealer?," https://freetravisleake.com/fact-check/sixth-bundle/, updated September 30, 2026.