The position exactly mimicks how my 2 3/4 year old slept at the time - butt in the air, legs crossed, and well... she would self-soothe with her hand in the front of the diaper area. (Follow along, I don't want to say it outright.) The other hand was usually up near her face or cuddled around her doll.
Not explained still: why naked? And if sleeping, no explanation for duct tape unless I return to my original theory that she was duct-taped shortly after she was deceased to mimic a kidnapping and cover an accidental death/negligent death. (see: 1 Tree Hill episode, Zanny abduction lies, etc). However it's my understanding there is some science that proves she was taped pre-mortem. To fit my entire theory together with the trash bags etc would require it to be placed post-purge which is not "shortly after deceased".
I need to go revisit the threads on the duct tape. This section has gotten so huge though! Before I go digging, does anyone happen to know offhand where the report on how/why we know it was placed before death is?
Found:
http://www.wftv.com/pdf/19801867/detail.html page 3
Still leaves me questions. "before decomposition" - before stage 1, or before stage 2, or (unknown parameter?). The body would still be intact to be duct taped before significant decomposition occured, but would it be intact enough at 2.6 days? 1 day? 6 hours? 2 hours? Unknown...