[small_l_libertarian]

I don't know what to think about that receipt, but here are a few random thoughts:

1 - There is only one jacket and it was brought into the cleaners on 1/26, which means none of the stains on it matter in the least, because they occurred at least a week before the disappearance.

2 - There are two jackets and the one brought in on 1/26 is NOT the green jacket with the stains. The green jacket was actually taken to the cleaners the weekend of the disappearance, so the stains matter.

3 - There are two jackets and the one brought in on 1/26 is the green jacket with the stains, which means the stains don't matter at all, because they're old.

4 - The drycleaners have the most screwed up computer in the world, but it doesn't matter because they have perfect memories and can match up clothing, dates and customers without a computer. The green jacket was brought to the cleaners on the weekend of the disappearance and the stains matter.

5 - The green jacket was taken to the cleaners on 1/26 and the police later planted stains on it. Yikes.

6 - ???

Any other ways it could have happened?

[John Jamieson]

I think you've nailed the possibilities. No room for reasonable doubt there!

[crystalk]

Sure. The stains could have easily been planted on the LATER jacket instead, or also. But it does appear the earlier jacket, not the sport coat, got the 4 spots from LE.