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Topic ID: 18
Message ID: 6
#6, RE: Thomas depo part 4 - handwriting
Posted by jameson on May-18-03 at 04:12 PM
In response to message #5
A. I have heard, I think even you say that after -- or at a point in time after which I left the
investigation, I was of the impression that after Kane came on board, they gave a number of consent
releases.

Q. They also provided a considerable amount of historical writings from Patsy Ramsey, didn't they,
in addition to the five exemplars?

A. I don't know if those were -- if those were seized by crime scene search warrant or if those were
surrendered.

Q. I think we went over Mr. Dusak, bear with me again, the Secret Service document examiner
found a lack of indications and said that a study and comparison of the questioned and specimened
writings submitted has resulted in the conclusion that there is no evidence to indicate that Patsy Ramsey
executed any of the questioned material appearing on the ransom note. Is that consistent with your
recollection of Mr. Dusak's conclusion?

A. If you're reading verbatim, I won't --

Q. I'm asking you if it's consistent with your recollection. I'm not representing anything other than
my notes here on it.

A. Yes, but he said many other things, too.

Q. But that portion is certainly consistent with your recollection, true?

A. As I sit here today, yes.

Q. Howard Ryle put his opinion, another Ramsey expert who was, I believe, the former CBI
document examiner, but regardless of whether I'm right about that or not, Mr. Ryle put his opinion at
between probably not and elimination of Patsy Ramsey as author of the ransom note, further stating
that he believes that the writer could be identified if historical writing was found. Is that consistent with
your recollection of Mr. Ryle's opinions?

A. You know what, I don't know that the Ramsey, attorneys or the Ramseys -- or at least I never
saw Mr. Ryle's report.

Q. You weren't part of the presentation that Mr. Ryle and Mr. Cunningham made for Michael Kane
and the DAs?

A. I was present at a presentation they made. Michael Kane was not yet on the case and I think
this was in May of '97.

Q. May of '97 was the presentation that Ryle and Cunningham made, you did --

A. I did observe that.

Q. What I have read to you does that seem, though, clearly to be consistent with your recollection
about what Mr. Ryle and Mr. Cunningham concluded?

A. One or the other sounds accurate.

Q. I want to show you and get the benefit of my elaborate markings.

MR. WOOD: Why don't we mark this as Defendants' 3.

(Exhibit-3 was marked.)

Q. (BY MR. WOOD) I don't have copies, I apologize. I'll give you a clean copy of that, too, if you
don't mind instead of putting my stuff on it?

MR. DIAMOND: Do you have a clean copy?

MR. WOOD: No, that's the only one I've got. I told Sean I didn't want to check bags so I didn't bring
a bunch of copies.

(Pause.)