Gee, I didn't realize that aligator clips, and dial phones were all that sophisticated. Oh, the other stuff --- well it's not really all that complicated either. It's garden-variety signal analysis, merely beyond BPD's expertise.

I agree with Don that we almost certainly heard the whole tape on LKL, just as they advertised it would be, uninterrupted.

For the most part, I disagree with DocG's characterization of Katie having talked over the alleged conversation. If one wants to say that she started talking over ONE of the alleged statements at the end of this conversation --- well, as long as she started talking at any time before the end of the tape, this argument could always be made. It is quite clear that Katie did NOT talk over the the "We're not speaking to you" part of the supposed conversation.

Concluding that Burke was not there isn't premature; it's post-mature. There isn't one iota of evidence that he was present and speaking after the call was made. We can conclude that Burke was not present from John's statements, from Patsy's statements, and from Burke's statements. To some extent, we can also conclude it from the tape. Claims were made that the tape shows Burke's presence. This puts the Ramseys' statements at risk. Furthre analysis shows the claims to be false. This failure supports the Ramseys' statements because it is consistent with their statements. Their statements passed a critical challenge (with flying colors).