• Dark brown fibres thought to have originated from brown corduroy cloth, and assumed by the forensic scientist to be from trousers, were found at the deceased's house. They did not originate from any clothing belonging to the deceased.
  
  
• They were on the bottom bed sheet, negligee, and a bedroom stool.
  
  
• The same fibres were also found on the driver’s seat of the deceased’s car, after it was found on the A540 Chester High Road.
  
  
• The same brown fibres were found on the stocking containing the jewellery, which was recovered from a telephone kiosk some 50 miles away on Tuesday 11^th October.

• Despite the fact that John’s ex-wife told the court she bought all his clothes, no evidence was presented that he ever owned brown corduroy trousers. Also, she had never noticed that any clothing was missing from his wardrobe.

• The fibres were found to be microscopically indistinguishable to clothing belonging to three of the suspects who were investigated at the time. (John was not viewed as a suspect in 1983.)