You made a number of excellent points within your posts & ITA with many of them. My post is going to be lengthy, coffee might be necessary!
This is an interesting bit of information that (as usual lol) I was unaware of. I believe you're correct, it might be against TOS to link that kind of content.
It wouldn't surprise me if the FB posts were bogus. Then again maybe Sonia was dating someone with multiple partners and possibly THIS person wasn't happy about it? Could Sonia have been catfished or tricked into letting someone in, anticipating romance and was duped?
Here's a question: If Sonia had been wearing her scrubs, flannel pjs, jogging pants & t-shirt, would it change anything? Because it seems to me that there is an image created here of a single woman, alone at night on the phone with her ex bf, wearing her "nightgown" and attacked in her bedroom. Maybe this is just an exaggeration in my mind?
Then again, people speculate that Audrey Gleaves murder also possibly contained a sexual element and she was found in her garage wearing sweatpants. I guess it comes down to the state of mind of the killer in question?
On one hand we already know that it really doesn't matter what a victim is wearing as sexually motivated crimes are about control not sexual attraction (with exception to cases of unrequited love, rejected/intimacy seeking stalkers etc). On the other hand, what a victim is wearing and where they are killed/found might provide some context to whatever happened.
We don't really have those details. What caused Sonias death, what might have been used against her, if it came from her own home etc. It might be helpful to release more details as so much time has passed. I'm not sure what the typical procedure is? Would LE really hold back much at this point and time? I've heard some people say that LE will hold back COD in particular if a specific weapon was used (ex gun). I forget why this is though.
Good point regarding the former bf and the boots, computer etc. If the ex wore a size 14 is that really all it would take to rule him out? You'd think LE would simply use the DNA found at the scene to compare and rule people in/out...!?
Former BF: Strange that LE never checked his computer, home etc. I was under the impression that he was searched, had turned over his computer or offered it to LE? IIRC the former bf was in the midst of moving house to reunite with his wife. I know this information is available within the thread so won't bother linking (hope that's acceptable). At one point there was speculation here that the ex had used moving as an opportunity to be rid of evidence. From what I remember, it appeared that the ex bf was being cooperative and in the end was ruled out as a POI.
Have forensic/DNA experts ever weighed in on this case? Noting that apparently RFLP means restriction fragment length polymorphism which differs from PCR in ways I cannot comprehend or covey. Point being: Perhaps there are limits to what LE can do with whatever evidence they have?
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DNA Typing — Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
The copying process, known as polymerase chain reaction (PCR), uses an enzyme (polymerase) to replicate DNA regions in a test tube. By repeating the copying process, a small number of DNA molecules can be reliably increased up to billions within several hours.
RFLP analysis ***requires a biological sample about the size of a quarter***, but PCR can be used to reproduce millions of copies of the DNA contained in a few skin cells. Since PCR analysis requires only a minute quantity of DNA, it can enable the laboratory to analyze highly degraded evidence for DNA.
DNA Typing — Y-Chromosome Analysis
Several genetic markers have been identified on the Y chromosome that can be used in forensic applications. Y-chromosome markers target only the male fraction of a biological sample. Therefore, this technique can be very valuable if the laboratory detects complex mixtures (multiple male contributors) within a biological evidence sample.
Where was the boot print found? The fact that mixed DNA and a bloody boot print were found yet it's led to nothing in over 10 years is disheartening. If LE have DNA, does this mean it's been compared to other samples? Meaning, is it being cross referenced at any point or time in a system somewhere?
Sorry, that was a long post!
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