Userid,
Cottonstar's timeline regarding the pads appears to suggest they were moved after being photographed, who by, I do not know.
If the police had seen them why did they not put them in an evidence bag? What I'm thinking here is that JR is moving forensic evidence around in an attempt to match whatever he thinks might be the prevailing homicide interpretation?
His strategy about leaving the pads in plain view as a source for the RN paper failed. So JR thinks I'll relocate them until whatever, i.e. obscure the pads existence?
JR did not need to hand the pads over, regardless whether the police had seen them, no officer had bagged them, so patently were not yet linked with the RN.
Did Patsy move the pads, she would have a motive for doing so? JR could have found an alternative writing sample to that of the pads, he chose to find them, just as he found JonBenet?
When Lou Smit is interviewing JR on this subject, JR knows how suspect it looks so tries to talk his way out of it, i.e. I have nothing to hide, here is the source for the RN paper and drafts. Which I already knew about but never bothered to mention.
I have the impression JR is trying out different gambits, and when they fizzle out, he attempts to spin his way out, e.g. chair in front of door, broken window, samsonite suitcase, etc?
.