[Howlin]

that the blood on his shirt was "smears" and plainly visible to the naked eye

I don't think that was the testimony; how about a link to that.

I say bleeding that results in smears is more than normal bleeding.

Well, that is what you say; but that's not what the testimony has been; not one person said "so much blood."

[trussell]

Not to be crass, but if there was lots of blood it could be that she "had the painters in".