coloradokares said:
BlueCrab its apparent to me that you and I do not share the same source for our information. My information is that Patsy was the only one who was not cleared. I would need to join Solace and ask that you provide was it your government expert sources. Thanks BlueCrab.
coloradokares,
The false information that Patsy was the only suspect who could not be cleared as the writer of the ransom note was started by Steve Thomas on June 1, 1998 when he delivered a warped version of the CBI's handwriting examination results to a roomfull of nationally known crime experts. The misinformation grew legs and is believed by some as fact to this day.
Here's an excerpt from the 5/17/02 deposition of expert witness Gideon Epstein in the Wolf v Ramsey defamation lawsuit. Attorney Lin Wood is doing the questioning and handwriting expert Gideon Epstein is doing the answering:
Q. "And you understand that from Alex Hunter's perspective, the sum total of the handwriting analyses done by the investigation on Patsy Ramsey was that she was somewhere about a 4.5 on a 1 to 5 scale, with 5 being elimination."
A. (nods head)
Q. "Do you not sir?"
A. 'That's what he says."
Q. "Thus, that from Alex Hunter's perspective, Patsy Ramsey was not eliminated by the experts chosen by the district attorney, but she was close to elimination, correct?"
A. "That's what he says, yes."
Q. And from Alex Hunter's perspective, you also understand that there were other individuals under suspicion who were not eliminated, correct?'
A. "That's what I understand, yes."
Q. "Who were not eliminated as the author of the ransom note."
A. "I understand that, right."
BlueCrab