And another thing ...

Or three or four:

The man whose secret videotapes of a Chino slaughterhouse triggered the biggest beef recall in U.S. history can't reveal his name, his hometown or even his age. Now, he can't put what he saw behind him. Steve Chawkins and Victoria Kim, LAT.

After 40 years locked up in a safe,  a new trove of artifacts from the Kennedy assassination has been released by the Dallas district attorney. NYT.

The 22-year-old woman had been missing for four days when police found her Plymouth Voyager. No sign of foul play, they told her family. But when Tracy Ponce opened the van door, she found her daughter's body. Ari B. Bloomekatz and Andrew Blankstein. LAT.

Now that's turning a phrase: "All eyes will be on Bryant's fickle finger, which could determine the Lakers' fate in the West race". (A subhead on page D1 of today's sports section.) LAT.

-- Veronique de Turenne