butwhatif?
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The Adicpocere is what was infested with coffin flies,inside the bag, where the paper towels were- are you saying there was another dead body in the dumpster that they came from ?
The flies are NOT only attracted to decomposing bodies....
http://doyourownpestcontrol.com/phorid-flies.htm
Any google search will show the same results.
Do not search for 'coffin flies'- as that term is a laymans term specific to decaying bodies. When you google humpback fly or phorid fly you will see just how common they are in trash, and many other places.
There only needs to be remnants of food or moisture to attract them. Even a few drops left in a soda can can attract them.And we know there were soda cans in the trash.
The report about the 'coffin flies' states that they can be attracted to other sources (P10,458)
.. In fact he notes this twice....so it is nothing more than a posibility that it was human decomp that attracted them to the trash/trunk."It should be noted that this species can also be found on decaying organic matter from other sources".
I think the defence will jump on the (mis)leading term 'coffin flies'. (why not use the other laymans term humpback fly?) I feel the same will happen with the term 'grave wax' being used regarding the paper towels. Keep in mind that report stated it appeared to be 'like adipocere (gravewax)'. When you google the fatty acids that led them to this conclusion, again you can see that they are not exclusive to adipocere/ gravewax/ human decomp.
I'm not saying it wasn't human decomp that attracted them, but just trying to pre-empt what the def will use to refute these reports, and it wont be a difficult task for them, imo.
JMO