The point seems to be, the pineapple could have been eaten up to a day before? Would have no bearing on the crime, then, because there was "fresh" pineapple in the house that could have been eaten anytime Christmas Day. It sounds like only selective things were released to smear the Ramseys. Perhaps the "fragments" were identified as fresh pineapple, and fresh pineapple was found in a bowl. HOWEVER, this Dr. Graham also told the BPD that it could have been eaten up to 24 hours earlier.