[Diver Dave]

Looks like Garth Stapely and John Cote' from the Modesto Bee bought a copy of the latest edition of The National Enquirer.

Maybe a follow-up article in the future will speculate on fingerprints on the duct tape.

After reading the NE account posted by Velvetta on the last thread, Mrs dd and I were discussing why there may be some truth to the fingerprint theory...

Remember, Scaught was arrested BEFORE they had a positive ID of Laci and Connor. Perhaps they had this fingerprint evidence prior to the ID?!?

Kinda make ya go, hmmmm.

[Jackie-O]

Perhaps they had this fingerprint evidence prior to the ID?

Excellent! Now I'm going hmmmm.

[Canadian Outrage]

Great thought DD. I hadn't thought of that. The one MAJOR thing I have come to a conclusion about in this case however is that LE was DEFINITELY doing a thorough investigation and bless them for keeping the info so close to the vest. I really do believe they had a lot of their ducks in a row pre-arrest. I mean, they didn't just charge him with murder, they have charged pre-meditated murder with special circumstances.!! And a death penalty case too. That was very sharp of you to think of having the fingerprints pre-arrest.

[Velveeta]

Very interesting theory. I hope you and Mrs. DD are right about that. I always felt as though the prosecution HAD to have *something* good in order to go for the death penalty as quickly as they did.

[MEG33]

I like your thinking.

[runningbear]

yes, but also, with the initial crime lab stuff, with lots of evidence LE took, I am sure there are some matches from that which confirmed much of the leaking that is tweaking out, which leads to KOVR, NE et el stories....... ;o)