Q. Mr. Thomas, are you aware of the fact that Patsy Ramsey was asked to give what is known as
request samplers to the police on more than one occasion during the investigation?

A. Yes, sir.

Q. Do you know how many times she was -- on how many different occasions she was asked to
give request samples of her handwriting to the police?

A. If my understanding is correct, I think it was five.

Q. Do you know why she was asked to give five separate handwriting samples on five separate
occasions?

A. That was not my assignment, but given what I knew through the briefings and the detectives who
were handling that assignment I could speculate as to why it became known to me.

Q. Did anybody through hearsay or any other way communicate with you why they were asking
Patsy Ramsey to appear on more than one occasion to give exemplars?

A. Yes.

Q. Could you tell me why?

A. Yes. Because apparently the CBI examiner, analyst, expert, had questions or concerns about her
handwriting and similarities with the note.

Q. Did anybody ever express the belief that she was attempting to alter her handwriting?

A. Yes, Don Foster.

Q. Any other person in the investigation?

A. And, again, as I sit here, from memory and without the QD examiner's reports in front of me, Mr.
Hoffman, let me think for a moment. No, not that I can recall.