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BICYCLE TRACK MARK

The prosecution claimed that bicycle tire marks found near the bush were "similar" to Steve's bike. But those marks were probably a month old. The pictures show the ground was parch dry and it had not rained in a month.

Bob Lawson, the farmer who owned the land, says the earth was cracked and dry:

LAWSON: It was dry weather. We were haying at the time...And that bicycle track could have been there for a month.

In his original police report, the police identification officer said the bike marks "appeared to have been made quite sometime previous when the earth was wet." See the report.