A tidbit of info about the lids for the tanks.
At the start of these threds, someone posted a pic of the tank lid, removed and partially covered by a piece of plastic when the firemen were there, which led to my conclusion that the lids fitted like the lid on a shoe box.
And were completely removable.
But I remember someone, either the police or a hotel representative saying that there was a latch system for the tank lids.
This picture shows the lid open on another tank, and it clearly has hinges.
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And here is a close up of one of the tank lids, which also seems to show hinges.
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So I think the lid for the tank with the body also had a hinged lid. It was removed by the police or fireman. For fingerprints? And that's why it was partially covered by plastic in the rain?
A young woman like Elisa couldn't lower herself into a partially empty tank late at night and reach over and pull the lid closed as she went into the tank.
Think about it. Try it yourself.
And the water level would be low enough late at night that she wouldn't be floating near the top of the tank and be able to stretch her overly flexible and long arm out of the tank and close the lid.
So the question of whether the maintenance worker had to open the lid in the morning when he found the body, or whether the lid was already open, becomes key in concluding whether it was suicide or murder.
And LE would have the same thoughts.