The verdict is in — guilty — but that won't stop television producers from trotting out hoary "clues" to make Hans Reiser's murder of ex-wife Nina Reiser as mysterious as possible on CBS tonight at 10 p.m. Pacific. In the promotional preview clip, Wired's Josh Davis pitches his eventual script:

When was the last time computer science got wrapped up with sadomasochism, murder, blood stains and the KGB.

I betcha the kinky cross-dresser did it! Because as we all know, transvestites are evil and millionaire software developers who shop for foreign brides are what makes America strong. Never mind the jury trial.

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