This is a CID investigation in to the reported killing and mutilation of an unarmed Afghani civilian in Helmand Province Afghanistan by a Special Forces soldier. This CID investigation alleges that a Master Sergeant (MSG) shot the Afghani male on March 1, 2008, killing him, and thereafter cutting off one of his ears as a souvenir. This CID Report charges the MSG with Murder. The MSG was found not guilty of Murder in a court-martial.