The Boulder cops and Alex Hunter apparently concluded...with their experts I guess...that Patsy could have written it. It was not as certain as "fingering her", however. And a Grand Jury disbanded after hearing evidence in the case, much of it conflicting, and returned no indictment.
The simplest answer is usually the right answer. Who had done harm to JBR's head in the past? Who could sit down and enjoy a snack in the kitchen? What are the odds of the previous harm to JBR's head being an accident? How many people do you know that have injured anyone with a golf club, other than Michael Skakel?
Ooops, my bad. I thought they'd all but matched her handwriting, tablet etc to that note, but didn't have the 'smoking gun' match to make it even semi-offical. I'll have to go back and re-read that '96 case synopsis, when I get some time. Thanks for the clarification.
I read some stuff on handwriting analysis last night. Comparisons are ranked on a scale from 1 to 9, 1 being identical. Anything that ranks below 5 is considered inconclusive. Patsy's score was a 4.5 so she was inconclusive, but about as far away on the scale in the inconclusive range as one could get without being ruled out.