The forensic evidence that Nevill was shot in the bedroom, was that the casings were found in the bedroom.
Nevill was also found bare footed in his pyjamas. Which suggests he was shot straight after getting out of bed. Which would match a Bamber massacre attempt.
NB sustained 4 gsw's upstairs. 1 casing was found on the landing, another on the transition strip (carpet gripper between landing and bedroom) with a further 2 just inside the bedroom door. As previously pointed out the direction of the barrel and casing ejection port largely determine the location of casings. The location of these casings is entirely consistent with NB sustaining his upstairs gsw's on the landing stairs and/or main stairs. Casings are just one aspect. Other aspects such as lack of NB's blood in the bedroom, estimated distance of shots, trajectories and wound tracks all support NB sustaining his upstairs gsw's on the landing stairs and/or main stairs. The totality of the physical evidence overwhelmingly supports the proposition NB sustained his upstairs gsw's as suggested. If you disagree please provide the expert testimony explaining otherwise.
- There's no evidence the defence or prosecution attempted to reconstruct the soc.
- The defence did not even visit WHF.
- Dr Vanezis did not complete his autopsy report until 30th Sept which was after JB had been charged with 5 murders.
- Dr Vanezis completed a further report dated 7th May 1986 which details the trajectories of the facial gsw's. He even gives a clue by saying NB may have been standing (or words to this effect) when he sustained these wounds. NB was 6' 4". SC 5'7.5" and JB 6'0". How can NB have been standing within the bedroom and sustained the lip and jaw gsw's which were inflicted 20 degrees below the horizontal? The barrel was pointing very slightly downwards and given the heights of victims and perp this has to mean the perp was elevated. The only elevation that fits with all the other physical evidence is the stairs.
- NB's slippers can be seen in soc photos but they are not neatly by his bed. I think one or both are under a nearby chair. If he was woken by SC he would not have wanted to disturb June by rummaging about, putting lights on etc so simply left his bedroom. It was the height of summer so no real need for slippers and dressing gown. I hate slippers and haven't had a pair since childhood. Defence lawyers should not be making silly assumptions. Michael Turner QC trying to explain the lack of blood on the phone by saying the police inadvertently removed it by dialling out! If you've got defence counsel like this it's only going to go one way and that's back to jail!
- There's no evidence any expert entered WHF other that Dr Vanezis. He said it was just an 'out of interest' visit.
- Afaik no one even produced scaled drawings.
