Sean Murphy's research deserves more

[Bob Prudhomme]

The statement by the late BNL, "Bill Shelley and Sarah Stanton, and right behind me", is the primary ambiguity of the identification of Ms Sarah Stanton as PrayerMan. Of course I don't know exactly what BNL was saying, but sometimes the Texlish Language has different meanings.
As for Ms Pauline Saunders statement, the size of the doorway entrance area would allow for Ms Sarah Stanton to be "next to her", and still be on the west side of the entrance. For that reason, the PS statement does not disqualify ST as PM, in my opinion.
The best thing of course, would be a dependable identification of ST in the doorway area. So far, I don't recall seeing that information.
For some reason, I have an interest in this subject, and definitely would like resolution, either way.
::computerpunch::

Frazier is clearly seen in the middle of the top of the steps. If Stanton was furthest west, in the corner (PM), and Sanders was "at the east end of the entrance", wouldn't Sanders have said that Frazier was standing next to her, instead of Stanton, and that Stanton was on the far side of the entrance?

Lovelady is, to me, quite clear in his answer, and is plainly cut off by Ball before he has a chance to say who is behind him.

"Mr. BALL - Who was with you?
Mr. LOVELADY - Bill Shelley and Sarah Stanton, and right behind me"

The transcribers of WC testimony only left punctuation off the end of someone's utterances (lawyer or witness) when it was clear that person was being interrupted. Lovelady never had a chance to say who was behind him, yet he told Ball he was with Shelley and Stanton. I cannot see how you can interpret his testimony as him attempting to tell the WC that PM was Sarah Stanton.