Backtracking slightly, as I have had time to go through the many posts since the trial began last week, I too have had a hard time believing the victims were alive when they arrived at the farm. The crime scene photos showed a tremendous amount of blood and it would be hard to believe anyone could survive that attack (even police were not sure at the time). After JO's testimony, I think that those bloody handprints will be crucial to the crowns case of proving that they were in fact alive (and possibly conscious) after the initial attack at the home. The vics may well have been disoriented but (desperately) trying to grab onto something in their daze and confusion. Of course, this assuming that they weren't left by Garland himself. I think it would be sloppy of him considering he seemed to be meticulous about the planning, even possibly mopping up his footprints in the kitchen. And today we have heard testimony indicating that they had found multiple gloves at his farm that may have been used in this crime. The handprint theory does not however fit in with the handcuffs that were found in his kidnapping kit. But he may very well have found that they were incapacitated enough that he did not need to use them for the abduction (also there were 2 pairs of cuffs and 3 victims, if he did use them, one person was not wearing them and therefore able to make bloody handprints). Either way those prints will be telling. At this point, the things we have heard, (mannequins, wigs, dental chair) I would not put any bizarre theories past this deranged individual.