A good point. But I don't see the connection.
On 31 July or 1 Aug (court isn't sure of exact date) Marion called to say she wouldn't be writing so much in order to enjoy her holiday.
Her passport entered Aus on 2 Aug.
Cards arrived in Aus postmarked 7 and 30 Aug from UK.
She could've:
- remained in the UK, disregarded her own advice, and wrote new postcards closer to 7 and 30 Aug
- remained in the UK, had already written cards she posted later or postcards were delayed
- returned to Aus and postcards were delayed.
It's very possible RB told Marion to call her family and tell them
not to worry if they didn't hear from her. Because he already knew he was taking her back to Aus to steal her money and make her disappear.
He might've paid someone at the hotel to post the cards at a later date. I wouldn't necessarily consider this 'planting the postcards', but it would buy him time before her family called authorities. IMO. I still think it's plausible he made her return to Aus.
Another question is, if he intended to return to Aus
without Marion (but pretend she did return), why keep her alive in the UK with the danger of her posting cards and calling family? Doesn't this also defeat the purpose of 'making it look like she returned so it doesn't look like fraud'?
S0 yes, I'm still 100% convinced that I am still confused, and can't make sense of it, hehehee.