Q. (BY MR. WOOD) Was the garrote handle ever tested for fingerprints?

A. I believe so, yes.

Q. Do you know what the findings were?

A. I believe that Detective Trujillo told us that it required the unwrapping of the ligature cord and the
-- and it was negative for any latent prints.

Q. Was there any partial palm print found on the ransom note?

A. Mr. Wood, I talk about in the book the prints that were found on the tablet and the note, but
beyond that, I don't have any real evidence beyond that. Early there was believed to have been a
partial or bladed palm which I believed turned out to be nothing.

Q. Do you know whether there was any effort to take that what was believed to be a partial palm
and compare it to the palm print found on the wine cellar door?

A. What I'm saying is I don't know that what was initially believed to be a partial print was even a
print.

Q. It's not uncommon to handle a piece of paper and not leave fingerprints, is it, sir?

A. I don't know that.

Q. You don't want me to go there.