[John Jamieson]

phenylthaline is another presumptive test for BLOOD that reacts to 100's of substances including drool, and even horseradish. It only narrows down a wide area search to the best areas. The real test for human BLOOD is called the Precipitin Test, which they did not run on these "stains" .... however they did run this test on stains in the stairwell to prove that they were NOT HUMAN BLOOD.

Interestingly of course the DNA match in whatever it was was perfection beyond belief, even the stain that no one could see on the jacket that had been dry cleaned.

[Jrabbit]

John, off topic, but do you know if sur-rebuttal is in answer to the DA's rebuttal? If so, can't Feldman bring in his own fiber expert on sur-rebuttal?

[Krodg]

Why do you think they needed to prove that it was not human blood? Why the discussion about Layla's nosebleed? I believe one of the earliest cops on the scene was not informed of the blood on the stairwell. Did they test the blood around the garage? I'm getting confused again.