The above excerpts of trial testimony relate to DB and PE not AE as you claim.
PE was not present when the silencer was found.
I didn't say he was present when the silencer was found, he was there when it was handed over to Jones though and that's when the hair was discussed, Anne i think had to go to WHF the Alarm had gone off so i'm pretty certain Peter handed it to Jones? I got my P's mixed up with my E's statements wise, i had four up and clicked on the wrong one. Anyway you can read Anne's bit where she say's her Husband must have got it for the Police? So yes the relatives did mention seeing the Grey hair and it was mentioned more importantly at trial? Have you thought, probably no one thought no more about the Grey hair, it wasn't important, because when it came to make their statement hadn't the hair been lost, or they was honest and some didn't see it, i don't know just a thought really?
My only take on the Silencer and why the Police didn't rush to fetch it, maybe when the Family made the call to the Police on the Saturday, and it was a weekend and i don't know if the police was told about the Blood and Paint on it, i say this because how i understand it from Jones, they didn't think much off it, and i think [i will check when i have time] RWB went to Witham and wanted to know why they hadn't collected the Silencer on the Monday, he told them it had blood on it and i think this is when Stan was told to fetch it because it had Blood on it on the Monday? I think it was Anne who made the initial call to the Police about the silencer.
I could be wrong in all this, i haven't got time at the moment but i will try to put links up later or Tomorrow?
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