I would like it noted that in my 10,000 or so posts on these forums I have never treated Tesko with anything other than the contempt he deserves.
I was delighted to read that Buddy unequivocally states he does not believe Z or the phantom photo exists. Thank's for being straight and honest Buddy. That was my problem with Roch when he posted here; he would never quite state the truth of what he believed because he was scared of offending Mike.
We can address the impossible (IMHO) third party scenarios Buddy and both John and Shona will agree with that theory to some degree. I just want to thank Buddy for being straight and honest. Doesn't often happen with Tesko members!
I agree with your perception of Buddy, Tim. Irascible certainly, but honest and straightfoward enough to stand up against some of the absurd nonsense generated by Tesko, such as Z, missing photographs, third party involvement etc. A refreshing contrast to the sycophancy of Roch, for example, and other Tesko acolytes. However, then Buddy comes out with things like there not being a shred of evidence to convict Bamber. Well there is, but admittedly it is quite a wealth of circumstantial evidence. That is why he was convicted at his original trial and the convictions upheld in two subsequent appeals, including extensive reinvestigation of the case prior to the 2002 appeal. Plus the rejection of Bamber's application to the CCRC who have spent ages again looking at the evidence in the case. The really damning evidence against Bamber, as has been so well set out in the relevant thread on this forum, is his account of the alleged phone call from Nevill stating that Sheila had gone berserk with a gun. The evidence simply does not stand up to Sheila being guilty, so Jeremy has to be guilty. That is the simple crux of the case which one can repeat until the cows come home. Buddy knows a lot about the minutiae of the case and rubbishes Julie Mugford's credibility, but somehow fails to see the wood for the trees. Personally, IMO Julie's evidence stands up despite her less then angelic history at that stage of her life, but it is not crucial to prove Bamber's guilt. So, I have some respect for Buddy unlike most of the other Bamber is innocent posters on the blue forum who toe the party line. At least Buddy is an independent thinker and manages to retain his personal integrity.