41.   Government lawyers acknowledged inconsistencies with their case, but they described such problems as routine, particularly in an old case where memories have faded.

42.   His memory faded.

43.   Memories are fading.

44.   Memories of witnesses fade, and evidence gets lost or contaminated, making it difficult to defend the accused, Griffin told The Sacramento Bee.

45.   The question is proving difficult because memories have faded and testimony has been contradictory.

46.   The witnesses replied that their memories had faded since the attack.

47.   Two generations on, those memories are fading.

48.   But the memories have faded quickly.