This is what I know:
1. Maria went to work on Dec 14th. It was a half-day workday.
2. It was half day due to a Xmas Party for her Unit in the afternoon.
3. Maria's Unit included Laurean.
4. Maria did NOT attend the Xmas Party
5. Laurean did NOT attend the Xmas Party
6. Christina attended the Xmas Party, thinking Laurean would show up later.
7. Maria went to Laurean's house, told him of her plans, wanted money.
8. Maria and Laurean went to the bus stn and bought a bus ticket to El Paso.
9. Laurean went home. Maria came back to his house a while later.
10. Maria and Laurean had an argument. Maria was murdered by Laurean.
11. Maria's murder was so violent, it left blood splatters all over the house.
12. Blood was found on the ceiling, the floor, the walls, the furniture.
13. Blood was found in the garage.
14. Christina, per the affidavit, left the party late afternoon and went home.
I just am not convinced that...
....after a 1/2 day at work, (and going to the bus stn, and having the argument with Maria, and murdering her....
.....BUT also before Christina arrived home from the Xmas Party.... that the :
... moved Maria's body to a hiding place "adjacent to his property,"
... and/or dug a hole in his backyard and buried her in it,
... and cleaned visible blood from ceiling, floor, walls, furniture in the house,
... and cleaned the blood in the garage,
... and straightened the furniture and knik-knaks,
... and showered and washed his own clothes
... and composed himself enough so that Christina wouldn't question his suspicious demeanor.
All that before Christina got home????
And Christina is saying that there was nothing in that house or in the garage or in the yard that made her think anything was wrong?
And she thinks that LE is dumb enough to believe her, when she says she found out about Maria being dead was when the told her on the way to their atty's office on January friggin' 10th!!! Almost a whole month later!
I just don't buy it!
Now, if she said she was too drunk to drive home and that she ended up staying at the host's house, or went to a friend's, etc. it would be kinda believable that he was able to clean and straighten and shower etc.
But! She says she went right home late that afternoon.
Not late that night. Not late that evening, even.
But late afternoon that she arrived home.
Did I say I just don't buy it? Well, ....... I don't! :furious: