tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494242281396312957.post7756524641291524036..comments2024-02-23T18:09:21.379-05:00Comments on Solving the JonBenet Ramsey Case: The "Experts" See Patsy - Part 4: Gideon Epstein on the Distinguished PanelDocGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17359004200002936544noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494242281396312957.post-1931949401522756302013-04-18T16:06:59.634-04:002013-04-18T16:06:59.634-04:00Mr. Epstein, I must say I'm delighted to see y...Mr. Epstein, I must say I'm delighted to see you posting here. I'm perfectly willing to admit that I could be wrong, but as you can well understand I need more than the assurances of a questioned document examiner, even one so highly regarded as you, to change my mind.<br /><br />I really hope you'll stay in touch and are willing to answer some questions. Your view of the handwriting evidence has been something of a mystery, since you alone, of all the specialists recruited by Darnay Hoffmann, seem to have kept your report confidential. I, at least, have never been able to find a copy of it on the Internet, or anywhere else. <br /><br />My questions:<br /><br />1. Did you have the opportunity to examine examples of John's hand as well as Patsy's? And if so, what were they, and who provided them? Would it be possible for you to share them with me (I promise not to post them on the blog without your permission)?<br /><br />2. By what standards does one decide to rule out any particular suspect in a case such as this, where the note was written by someone clearly intending to hide his or her identity ? Can you refer me to a publication or publications in your field wherein such standards are defined? Can you summarize in a few words the standards you applied in this particular case?<br /><br />3. Are you aware of the court document, written by John Ramsey, that I've reproduced and analyzed on this blog (see http://solvingjonbenet.blogspot.com/2012/07/some-handwriting-evidence.html)? I believe I've found some striking similarities between some of John's exemplars and corresponding exemplars from the note. Have you ever seen my comparisons before? And if so, what do you think?<br /><br />4. When you examined Patsy's exemplars did you employ a control of any sort, to help rule out the possibility of bias? <br /><br />5. What makes you so certain Patsy wrote the note? As far as I've been able to determine, her handwriting is very different, both stylistically and in detail. The similarities widely distributed by Cina Wong could be easily due to cherry picking, as I've argued in my analysis of her report.<br /><br />I'd prefer it if you were willing to discuss your take on this case here on the blog, but if you'd feel more comfortable sharing your thoughts privately, you can contact me directly at the following email address: doktorgosh@live.com.<br /><br />Thanks so much for reading here, and commenting. I hope you'll continue -- on both fronts.<br /><br /><br /><br />DocGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17359004200002936544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494242281396312957.post-36996355618788934392013-04-18T12:48:12.889-04:002013-04-18T12:48:12.889-04:00I enjoy reading your thoughts on this, but I can a...I enjoy reading your thoughts on this, but I can assure you John did not write the note. I devoted hundreds of hours to this case. I was unaware that the opposing examiners spent so little time for their examinations.<br /><br />Gideon Epstein <br /><br /><br />Gideon Epsteinhttp://corroboration.comnoreply@blogger.com