PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA

STATE OF FLORIDA

CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY,
FLAG SERVICE ORGANIZATION, INC.

BEFORE ME, A NOTARY PUBLIC, personally appeared Special
Agent A. L. Strope of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement,
who being duly sworn says:

Your Affiant is a sworn Special Agent with the Florida.
Department of Law Enforcement Office and has been so employed for
the past ten years. In January of 1997 your Affiant was assigned
to assist the Clearwater Police Department in their investigation
into the 1995 death of 36 year old Lisa Mcpherson. Your Affiant
has read through the initial police reports of the investigating
officers, reviewed transcripts of taped interviews of witnesses,
reviewed medical records relating to Lisa McPherson from Morton
Plant Hospital and Columbia HCA New Port Richey Hospital in New
Port Richey, reviewed autopsy photos and the report of the
autopsy of Ms. Mcpherson, has also personally interviewed
numerous witnesses and was present at numerous sworn statements
of subpoenaed witnesses taken by the Pinellas County State
Attorney’s Office. Based upon these sources, your Affiant has
reasonable grounds to believe that from approximately November
18, 1995 up to and including December 5, 1995 that the Church of