article_snippet: But a document examiner wrongly concluded that the handwriting did not match Durst's.
article_snippet: Evidence: the handwriting was eventually matched to Durst .
article_snippet: Eventually, the writing was compared against samples of Durst's writing and the similarities were found to be striking .
article_snippet: The assessment was 'rubber stamped' by Leaver's supervisor, who told detectives in September that Durst had not backed the findings up with an independent technical review.
article_snippet: Investigators had  initially failed to analyze examples of Durst's handwriting, and it wasn't until eight months later that a comparison was made.
article_snippet: In June 2003, Los Angeles Police Department document examiner William Leaver revised Los Angeles Police Department document examiner William Leaver assessment to conclude that the handwriting was likely Durst's.
article_snippet: Eventually, the envelope, letter and writing samples were sent to the California Department of Justice and an investigator concluded that Durst was 'probably the author of the cadaver letter and note'.
article_snippet: In October and November, the LAPD had two independent examiners analyzed the documents and The filmmakers concluded that Durst was the author.
article_snippet: Durst's attorney, Dick DeGuerin, said the conflicting determinations on the handwriting 'shows you what junk science really is.'
highlights_snippet: police wrongly concluded that it didn't match Durst's writing .
  