[max_rpf]

If they found a body and a walkman, why wait 24-36 hours to confirm the body is hers? Just fingerprint the inside of the walkman. -- What kind of 20-something uses a walkman these days?

[codebreaker]

Could be Friday at the earliest before we get 100% DNA confirmation, but the walkman and the location is a huge tip off.

[r9etb]

kind of 20-something uses a walkman these days?

I think a 40-something reporter or cop would probably call it a walkman, even if it was something else.

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

You would have gotten an F in crime solving 101.

[Terriergal]

One who walks for exercise maybe? Possibly it was an mp3 or CD player walkman. yes they do use them.

[Phantom Lord]

What kind of 20-something uses a walkman these days?

What else are they going to listen to music on when they go for a jog or workout at the gym?

In defense of the press on this matter, Walkman, though a brandname, is clearly a generic and widely accepted term for any personal music device.