Unless CC corrects me with her narrative, she is agreeing the relatives told the truth - silencer found with blood & paint on.
However she believes SJ put the blood and paint on, rather than it arising during the massacre.
I am very dubious about the state of the silencer when it was found by the relatives because:
- It was found on 10th Aug
- Afaik the only relative to make a wit stat in Aug was AE. This was on 14th Aug and there is no mention of the silencer in any context.
- When the relatives did make stats in Sep these were contradictory with regard who saw what, when etc
- When the relatives testified at trial this again was contradictory
- When the relatives made stats for COLP these were again contradictory
- When DB has made contributions to the media over the years and discussed the silencer it was again contradictory
- Afaik none of the relatives refer to the grey hair
- DS Jones testimony contradicts the above
On the balance of probabilities I am more inclined to think DS Jones fabricated the silencer after he collected it from Oak Farm.