The death of David Kelly - Open letter to Tom Mangold

Following up from my post yesterday, The death of David Kelly - Where did the gaffer tape story originate?, about Tom Mangold possibly being the original source for the assertion that the knife was covered in gaffer tape, I've today written to Tom Mangold in the following terms:

Mr Mangold,

I am trying to track down the source of the story that the knife found beside the body of David Kelly was covered in gaffer tape.

The earliest online reference I can currently locate to the story is your comment here: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-kelly-murdered-yes-and-i-bet-you-believe-in-the-tooth-fairy-too-2017805.html#comment-60548168.

What was your source and evidence for that claim?

There is no mention of gaffer tape on the knife in the evidence given to the Hutton Inquiry. How, then, did you come by this information?

Thank you

(Dr) Andrew Watt

It will be interesting to see if Mr. Mangold has evidence to back up the assertion about the gaffer tape.