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Originally Posted by mrscolumbo

Ah so the packaging - if it is ever found - could implicate an innocent person too - someone who was keeping the residents bin area clean and clear of rubbish like the good landlord Mr Jefferies would do.

yes.

Originally Posted by JobsForTheBoys

The pizza box and the door will have vital pieces of the killers DNA on them.

The pizza box will have been disposed of for one reason only and thats because the killers DNA will have been on or inside the box. It will have been slightly harder to dispose of the front door in the same way as the pizza box and thats why the police have taken it away to be painstakenly scrutinised.

Yes there will be loads of fingerprints on it from delivery men and postmen etc. But what they are trying to find are fingerprints with pizza on them which can be matched to the pizza she bought. I think they can date fingerprints to within 6 hours.

One point to ponder on is that it seems highly likely she knew the killer to let him share her pizza because a random killer coming in off the street would not bother about sitting down and cooking or eating someones pizza after he has just killed somebody. And its unlikely she would have offered him a piece beforehand. So why would a stranger bother about taking a pizza box???

I have referred to the killer as a "he" because I dont think its a "she"

'The missing pizza box and your assumption that it has been disposed of because it holds vital DNA clues' - is precisely that. An assumption. It could have been disposed of by Joanna herself, innocently and into the bin outside. There is no 'one reason only' about it. It is however the only lame thing the police appear to have.

The front door is 'slightly harder to dispose of than a pizza box' (wtte). Feck me... no **** Sherlock !! Sorry.. but come on..... that type of comment just cannot be taken seriously.

They are trying to find prints that match prints with pizza on them and the type of pizza Jo bought? Now I would say that really sounds like a real pie in the sky idea but if some expert out there cares to explain, I'm open to consideration. I think I get what you mean but I really do think that's fairy tale stuff. (but hey, you could be right... I just happen to think it sounds too bizarre to be real).

The missing pizza box is a complete red herring imo. But we shall wait and see.

Originally Posted by mrscolumbo

Well put Jobsfortheboys - I consider the packaging (inner) to hold vital dna as it would have only been handled by Joanna and the culprit - if the culprit swept the apartment clean as to leave no evidence as what had taken place on the evening of the 17th - probably no need for wearing marigolds etc to clean up - person must have been mighty relieved that the bins had been emptied on the Tuesday especially once the police had made a link with the timeline of the purchase of the pizza and Joanna's murder.

Well put my bum. You couldn't answer the question yourself but had to get someone else to try pick up the pieces mrscolumbo. I'll ask you again: what vital DNA do you think the inner packaging will hold apart from possible fingerprints? What DNA exactly?

As for the rest (no need for marigolds).

Every good killer keeps a fresh unused supply of Marigolds in their inner jacket pocket, didn't you know?