hi rapunzel, I believe it was a wire screen that is used to prevent bugs /moths etc entering when windows are left open. It was very warm that night , A heatwave apparently. hope that helps. There is a photo of the said screen on this site somewhere. No need for forgiveness or confusion , just ask, plenty knowledgeable people here I have found and the Cat herself is most helpful, :hi:
Hi, If you google , cielodrive.com then click on "locations" and select 10050 cielo drive the photo of the slit screen complete with LAPD annotations can be found @ column 3, row 5 or just check out all the photos. ps I dont know how to post links yet.
Tex went in the window where the Nursery was being painted. That's why the window was left open, wet paint and the heat. Didn't they get a fingerprint (Tex's) off the sill? FB
FB, the print of Tex -- "it was on the outside of the front door, 6 - 8 inches above the handle, near the edge, the tip of the finger pointing downward." -- Helter Skelter (soft -- pg. 455)........."The logical assumption was that Watson left his print while chasing Frykowski, Krenwinkel while in pursuit of Folger." (same reference).