I agree with the Amazing Grace email, that is eerie...here is the timeline that I put together a few pages back...
Dec 22nd - Coffee with her friends
Dec 26th - Christmas at a friends house
Dec 27th - Soup delivered to AG's house as she was not feeling well
Dec 27th - AG emailed neighbour
Dec 27/28th - AG visited vet to pick up meds for dogs a few days before Dec 30th (as he was last to see AG alive)
Dec 27/28/29th - Sometime before coffee time on Wed, AG sent email saying she was ill
Dec 27 - LE believe AG was murdered this day (3 days before discovered)
Dec 29th - 2:30 am Fergusons dogs barking wildly
Dec 29th - Homeless man arrested
Dec 30th - 11am Handyman makes cake delivery and discovers AG
Thank you so much for the timeline, flipflop!
Okay, so assuming Audrey was killed on the 27th, could the email about the coffee meet-up have been sent by someone else, most likely in order to buy time to cover up crucial evidence? Was this timeline created to give potential suspects rock solid alibis? I would hate to think someone close (well, as close as she would let people get) to Audrey had a hand in this, but I'm having a hard time believing this was a random murder. If those dogs were as mean as her friends say, I would think they'd have done some damage to the murderer(s).
The reason I wonder if the dogs had been sedated, is due to the possibility that this was a pre-planned attack and the knowledge that the dogs wouldn't be an issue made it perfect timing. Then again, some dogs take medication for various reasons, and they could have a naturally sedating effect. Unless Audrey had her dogs on year-round heart worm medication (possible), I don't see that as being something she'd pick up. Even if the dogs were familiar with those responsible, surely they would have jumped into action once they heard/saw Audrey being attacked.
One of these journalists has to sort out the timeline; these dates are way too confusing.
I can't think of a single reason why anyone, familiar or not, would want to murder this woman - especially in what's been described as a horrendous way, but the fact is that they did. As someone who is familiar with this area, it's pretty shocking news.
ETA: Out of curiosity, has it been mentioned where these coffee meet-ups took place? Okay, forget the question. I just read an article that specified Williams Fresh Cafe.
I wonder why Audrey was so paranoid. I mean, I would be paranoid just because secluded areas creep me out, but she even went as far as stopping communication with her ex-husband's brother due to believing he might have given out her email address. Was there a specific person Audrey was afraid of, for whatever reason? Did the brother (possibly) giving out her email address mean anything important, and did that info fall into the wrong hands? I wonder when this email issue happened.