The Washington Post reports that CBS has asked its document expert Marcel Matley not to give interviews,
Rather said that CBS’s lead expert was Marcel Matley of San Francisco, a member of the National Association of Document Examiners who has taught, lectured and written about his field, testified in numerous trials, and consulted for government agencies. Matley said last night that a “60 Minutes” executive had asked him not to give interviews.
Perhaps CBS is worried that reporters will ask Matley questions about Matley’s previous statements about authenticating documents, such as this,
In fact, modern copiers and computer printers
are so good that they permit easy fabrication of
quality forgeries. From a copy, the document examiner
cannot authenticate the unseen original
but may well be able to determine that the unseen
original is false. Further, a definite finding
of authenticity for a signature is not possible
from a photocopy, while a definite finding of falsity
is possible.
And yet, CBS considers Matley’s analysis of a photocopied and heavily deteriorated signature to be “compelling evidence” that the documents are authentic.
Source:
Using and Cross-Examining Handwriting Experts (PDF). Marcel Matley, Undated.
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