This is what David Boutflour said to David Smith in an interview…… During the clean-up on August 10, by his ownaccount David Boutflour picked up some ammunition that was lying around and went to return it to the gun cupboard where he found hidden away the sound moderator — we can call-it the “silencer” — of the murder weapon. It was STICKY as if it had been hurriedly cleaned, and
appeared to show spots of blood and flecks of-red paint, and a single hair. Boutflour told me: “I remember some things like it was yesterday. I remember finding the silencer. He’s suggesting that we fraudulently shoved the paint and the blood in to make it appear he had done it. Well, that’s a load of rubbish.
Sticky, After research I found
…… Suppressors trap:
• carbon,
• burnt powder residue,
• microscopic lead particles.
If someone tries to clean it quickly:
• with water,
• without solvent,
• and without drying it fully,
carbon residue can soften and smear rather than wash away. As it dries, it can feel gummy or sticky, especially inside baffles or on textured metal.
Firearms and moderators are normally coated with:
• gun oil,
• light grease,
• or preservative lubricant.
If a silencer is:
• rinsed or wiped with water,
• but not properly degreased,
you often get a thin emulsified residue. As the water evaporates, what’s left behind feels:
• slightly sticky,
• tacky,
• or draggy to the touc
Blood mixed with moisture
Blood that’s:
• diluted with water,
• incompletely rinsed,
• and allowed to dry,
often becomes tacky rather than flaky. It doesn’t always dry hard — especially if mixed with oil or grease already on
I dont think Dave mentioned the silencer being sticky in his statements or trial evidence, HB!
And he denied ever seing a hair.
Of course in hindsight after doing research like yourself he may add the term 'sticky', which obviously points to Bamber washing the silencer!
But!! just when did he first mention 'sticky' before 'Crimes that shook Britain'?
And one other thing, just why did Dave attempt to unscrew the knurled end of the silencer? Did he ever give a reason? Probably just wanted to make it clear that he couldn't have contamlnated the baffles with his blood!