Here we go again

With the resolution of the chili finger story -- a classic SF story even though it actually happened in San Jose -- I think we have another good one coming down the pike.

No, it's not about an amputation.

A well-respected doctor and medical researcher was brutally murdered yesterday outside his home in the city. The Sherlock Holmes-worthy clue the killer left behind? Cherry pits. That's right -- police found cherry pits both inside and outside the house, suggesting the murderer snacked on the seasonal fruit as he lay in wait. The "fondest hope" of the police -- that's just the way they are -- "is that we can find DNA from the pits," a detective said.

Fondest hope. Isn't that sweet? It's like I see the flatfoot at his desk in the homicide bureau, gazing lovingly at the phone. "Oh, that the lab would call me with a positive DNA result!" he sighs.