The tapes also offer a rare view from inside the authors' minds, suggesting how they heard the words they penned.

The tape offered a version of events that differed sharply from testimony the three defendants have given during the trial.

The tapes offer a rare glimpse into the private emotions of the victim, and the efforts of the bishop to deal with him.

The tape, according to legal experts, could offer a window into the woman's emotional state near the time of the alleged assault.

The tapes themselves offered little of evidentiary value, Ms. Reno said later.

Manufacturers say digital tape will offer significant advantages.

If not, the tape certainly offers a cram course in how products are made into celebrities.

Still, the tape also offers rebuttals to several of the arguments of the critics.

While not exactly rock videos, the tapes offer a little more zest than the average business school class, Dr. Shapiro said.

But the tape offered no other detail linking him to the blast, which killed four black girls.