His guilty but would not convict is 40 years later. With all the internet bluster & appeals.
In 1986 he would have convicted.
The internet and the media shouldn't, at least in theory, make any different to the original trial because if a newspaper article or a social media post affects the jury in any way, this is Contempt of Court.
Also, had Jeremy's lawyers started to suggest that there were 2 - 5 silencers, all the CPS would have to do would be to recall the FSS as witnesses and ask them if they handled two different silencers. Them confirming that there was only one would silence this theory.
Even at the third appeal in 2002, despite Jeremy's lawyers putting forward 16 grounds, even they weren't prepared to argue silly things like 2-5 silencers.