 There is circumstantial evidence that falsification of written affidavits was part of the strategy of the counsels of the defense.One curious matter is the name of Goebel's alleged teacher, Professor Münchhausen.Münchhausen is a rare family name in Germany and Münchhausen is the name of a literary figure in a collection of tales with title "" of Rudolf Erich Raspe (published 1785) and in another version of Gottfried August Bürger (published 1786), a popular book in Germany; a man telling lies and incredible stories.