The only reason it struck me as odd was because both my grandfather and great grandfather had missing fingers from way back before healthcare was so advanced. Not to be gross, one had a few cut off in a saw, and the other had one ripped off in machinery. But both looked completely normal, just short. Totally healed up and well, like a finger. I can't imagine seasoned LE and medical examiners would think an old wound like that was recent 'torture'. It makes me think that finger wound was much more significant than a missing digit. And perhaps more recent than the navy...honestly, no doctor would see a botched finger sew up from 1950 and not offer to do a minor procedure to clean up the scarring. And in my experience, most men, particularly wealthy and socially active ones, would take that doctor up on it.
One other thing I read that seemed to be unusual was the lack of a debit card between Russell and Shirley. That is most unusual, particularly because Russell had to be familiar with the technology from his fast food restaurants. It was also mentioned they had just a few credit cards. That kind of thing makes me think they didn't want a financial trail. Wealthy older men have all sorts of accounts to which a debit card is most likely automatically sent: 401k account, checking, savings, stock account, IRAs, etc. And that's not even counting all of his business accounts.
