Someone noted above that the BPD advised the Whites to go the criminal libel route. I don't think that is the case. I think the detective and the BPD lawyer wondered why they had not gone the obvious civil route and even explained it to them. I'm pretty sure there is something in the materials about how difficult it would be to sustain a criminal libel complaint - as opposed to a civil suit.

I think Priscilla insisted it was a crime.