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Originally posted by Ronn_Bman: They do have his wife's hair taken from a pair of needle nose pliers found on the boat. Now she may have gone on the boat, but it's doubtful she used the pliers to pluck hairs.

I know a number of women who will never travel anywhere without their makeup bag (or a mini-version in their handbags) - even on recreational activities like boating and camping in the mountains. (I have always had trouble understanding the logic in this - who are they painting themselves for, a passing bear?)

Anyway, items do fall out of bags (esp. when they are stuffed silly with useless items).

Originally posted by Ronn_Bman: Also Amber Frye's testimony that Scott told her his wife had passed away. He told her that about 2 weeks or so before his wife went missing.

Yes but the name of the game here is adultery - and adultery is a game of deception by definition. Adulterers often lie not only to their wives but also to the ones that they are having an affair with - esp. when they are trying to win over their 'conquest'.
"My wife doesn't understand me/tortures me/ bullies me/is mean to the kids/has died/is dying".
"I'm not married/I'm a widower/ No, I don't have a McJob, I'm Bill Gate's right hand man..."
You get the picture.

I worry about these cases for two reasons. Firstly a circumstantial case has a high risk of miscarriage of justice - the outcome depends on the quality of the lawyers employed on both sides, rather than on the burden of evidence.
Secondly, double-jeopardy means that if the guilty manages to win the case, there is no chance of a retrial when real evidence surfaces.

Better to wait and gather *real* evidence and then press for prosecution.
Right now, as an armchair juror, I don't see enough evidence to convince me beyond reasonable doubt that we are looking at the deceptive actions of a murderer - rather than a simple adulterer, keen to start and then cover up an affair.

As Azred says, it's a tough call.