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Thanks for the ping. I meant to come back and comment the other day, but I looked high and low for some kind of artist's representation of the "signature" cross or double-crossed "t" or sideways "H" or whatever and never found one.

It's hard to comment when I can't see what the jury saw. If it were on video, I can't view that on my puter's non-working player.

As far as the knife, readers of the article might misconstrue the flat statement that Pamela's DNA wasn't found on it. The chain of custody was broken on that knife, if it was the one used to cut Pamela.

Scott somehow transferred the knife to his mother, either by leaving it with his other things in the backpack he gave to Jena, who drove to Bolinas and gave it to Esther when she was staying at her sister Marjorie's house, or by leaving it with other things that Esther got her hands on.

However it left Scott's possession and came into Esther's, there was plenty of time to clean it - as the persons who had it were busy destroying other types of evidence, such as burning papers.

I'm not too worried about the piece of crucial DNA, because of the breakdown of the chain of custody - and because I'm still hoping that the notches in the blade of the hawkbill or just it's unique shape itself, will be a giveaway when Pamela's injuries are described in full - assuming this hasn't been touched on, already.

Hope I won't be disappointed in that.