This is the full text of the report on the 1993 death of White House counsel Vincent W. Foster, Jr., compiled by Whitewater independent counsel Kenneth Starr. After an exhaustive three-year investigation, Starr reaffirmed that Foster's death was a suicide. This file does not contain the report's footnotes or appendix. Read the Oct. 11, 1997 Post story about the report's findings.

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION

II. BACKGROUND

A. 1993 Park Police Investigation
B. 1994 Fiske Investigation
C. Congressional Inquiries
D. Appointment of the Independent Counsel

A. Scrutiny
B. OIC Personnel
C. Methodology
D. Report

A. Mr. Foster's Background and Activities on July 20, 1993
B. Fort Marcy

A. Autopsy
B. Laboratory Analyses
1. Gun
a. Operation
b. Serial Numbers
c. Ammunition
d. DNA
e. Blood
f. Fingerprints
g. Marks on Body From Gunshot and Gun
(1) Gunshot Residue on Hands
(2) Indentation on Thumb
h. Summary: Gun
2. Clothing 
a. Gunshot Residue
b. Bloodstain Patterns as Depicted in Photographs From Scene
c. Blood Drainage After Movement From Fort Marcy Park and Bloodstains on Clothing at Autopsy
d. Mineral/Vegetative Material
e. Lack of Rips, Tears, or Scraping on Clothing
f. Bone Chip
g. Pants Pocket and Oven Mitt
h. Hairs and Fibers
3. Eyeglasses
a. Blood
b. Gunpowder
c. Summary: Eyeglasses
4. Surrounding Area
a. Gunshot Residue in Soil
b. Possible Bloodstains on Vegetation at Scene
5. Contents of Bodily Fluids
C. Review by Pathologists

A. Blood Transfer Stain
B. Quantity of Blood
C. Unidentified Persons and Cars
D. Car Locks
E. Neighborhood
F. Pager

A. Photographs
B. Keys
C. X-Rays

A. Gun Observations and Ownership
1. Observations of Gun at Scene
2. Ownership of Gun
B. Briefcase
1. Mr. Foster's Departure From the White House
2. Mr. Foster's Car at Fort Marcy
3. Park Police Communications With Secret Service
4. Mr. Foster's Office at the White House
5. Mr. Foster's Briefcase
6. Summary: Briefcase
C. Notification
D. Search for Bullet

A. Dr. Berman's Analysis
B. Evidence