[connectthedots]

But the latest date seems kind of meaningless, since it could have been put there before the 16th, an indeterminable time before the 16th. This means that it could have been there on the 16th, or it could have been there on the 2nd, right? So I don't see how this testimony help DW at all. It just means that the body wasn't dumped after the 16th-18th of Feb.

I don't disagree, but Feldman got Faulkner to say that he only saw one generation of flies, which could support a conclusion that the body was disposed of around 2/16-18.

The real key is that there were no beetle larva in/on the body. This is what establishes the no earlier than date after a time that DW could have disposed of the body.

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

IMO, Feldman's last elicited answer hammered home the impact of Faulkner's testimony.

There is nothing to indicate any reason there is no evidence of earlier insect activity.

That is what the jury is left with for ten days.

Read 'em and weep VDAs.