There were three things that led them to this conclusion. A wrist watch with paint on it, Poste was a house painter most of his life. Military boot prints like Poste's own military boots and Poste was an Air Force veteran and received medical check-ups at a hospital 15 minutes away from where Bates was murdered. But what REALLY convinced them was an outfit they found in Poste's closet:
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