>>Was there somewhere else in the depo that ST described this "clunking sound"?

No. If you care to refer back up this thread and read what I posted, you will see that I introduced the 'clunking' discussion as part of my interpretation'of what he meant when he was discussing the garbled part of the tape which causes controversy.

From the depo:-

23 understanding. I think the description of

24 garbled was meant to include the fact that as

25 this phone was apparently being attempted
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1 placed back into the cradle, there was some

2 conversation that was not as clear as Patsy

3 Ramsey speaking directly into the phone, to

4 the 911 operator.

As you have also addressed the same point in your own post, :-

12 the line disconnecting but, no, not that I

13 recall today without listening to the tape of

14 the phone banging.

"clunking" is just my word for "banging". Previously, I had imagined that Patsy hadn't actually replaced the receiver at all and that the 'Burkes voice' was just very quiet or in the distance. I think now that I understand what he's talking about. Sometimes my kids pick up the phone at the same time as me and when they realise the call isn't for them, they put the phone down - sometimes clumsily and it's a distinctive clunking/rattling/banging noise as they try to get the receiver back in the cradle. It's impossible to continue the conversation clearly until the phone is put back properly. I now imagine the same kind of scenario with the 911 call.