Editing Paul Francis Lawson (section)

===Impact of the bust===
The bust certainly added to the mystique of the case, and has created much media interest. However, its affect so far has been more of a hindrance to the case. The fact is that, due to the embalming process and that the bust was made six months after death, it does not really resemble the dead man. The facial features and nose are much flatter than reality, and the whole body shrunk and so the cast has an appearance of being smaller than expected. Both the bust and post-embalmed photos of the dead man are in fact red-herrings or furphies, and have probably wasted hours of police time. In hindsight, the public ought to have only been shown the photos of the man when he had just died.

On the positive side, however, the bust has helped to increase public interest in the case, has solicited a significant reaction from the former-nurse, and is a potential source of DNA.

[[File:preembalm.jpg|300px|thumb|left|This is the body, at the autopsy, before it had been embalmed.]]
[[File:postembalm.jpg|300px|thumb|right|This is the body after embalming and dressed for burial. Notice the face is flatter and the shape of the nose has changed. The only recognizable features are the ears.]]