* Used antique iron handcuffs to restrain victim.
* Handcuffs are Darby irons. Scotland Yard. Checking with Houdini Museum in New Orleans for leads.
* Destroyed victim's watch at exactly 8:00 A.M.
* Cotton string holding chairs. Generic. Too many sources to trace.
* Squib for gunshot effect. Destroyed.
* Too many sources to trace.
* Fuse. Generic.
* Too many sources to trace.
* Responding officers reported flash in air. No trace material recovered.
* Was from flash cotton or flash paper.
* Too many sources to trace.
* Perp's shoes: size 10 Ecco.
* Silk fibers, dyed gray, processed to a matte finish.
* From quick-change janitor's outfit.
* Unsub is possibly wearing brown wig.
* Red pignut hickory and Parmelia conspersa lichen, both found primarily in Central Park.
* Dirt impregnated with unusual mineral oil. Sent to FBI for analysis.
* Black silk, 72 x 48". Used as camouflage. Not traceable.
* Illusionists use this frequently.
* Wears caps to cover up prints.
* Magician's finger cups.
* Traces of latex, castor oil, makeup.
* Theatrical makeup.
* Traces of alginate.
* Used in molding latex "appliances."
* Murder weapon: white silk-knit rope with black silk core.
* Rope is a magic trick. Color changing. Not traceable.
* Unusual knot.
* Sent to FBI and Maritime Museum--no information.
* Knots are from Houdini routines, virtually impossible to untie.