Heyya otg,
Yes, re stick, if a double prusik was the knot used, then it serves no additional purpose to again knot the tail end of the rope that is tied to the stick. If anything, the extra knot off-centers the symmetry when pulled.
No, I haven't drawn any conclusions with respect to the possibility of hanging, just wondered if in your readings, the possibilty of other positions/angles of 'hanging' could be entertained.
It doesn't take but an inch to 'hang'.
Tad, the whole point of all my postings on this is that the “garrote mechanism” is not functional as it was made. Could the cord have strangled her in a way other than by hanging? Yes. But did the “handle” serve any purpose? No; especially if it had her hair tangled in the knot -- which it did. As for it possibly being used in another way (tied to a chair or a bedpost), I suppose it would be a possibility. I don’t really see how all the other evidence would fit in with a scenario like that, but if you can come up with one, I’m all ears. Like I’ve said before, I’m not married to any one theory; and I’m not trying to fit the evidence together to come to a predetermined conclusion. The evidence is what it is. It’s up to us to figure what it means..
Yes, re stick, if a double prusik was the knot used, then it serves no additional purpose to again knot the tail end of the rope that is tied to the stick. If anything, the extra knot off-centers the symmetry when pulled.
On the total length of cord... I had not included the length of cord used on wrists. I was only trying to figure, as close as possible, the length of cord between the left wrist knot and the neck knot; and it was based on a lot of assumptions and estimates because of a lack of verifiable or otherwise known information. This was only to see if there was enough estimated length for it to have possibly been used like that. IMO, there was.
Others (and you) may disagree with my conclusion, but it all seems to fit with everything else we know.
No, I haven't drawn any conclusions with respect to the possibility of hanging, just wondered if in your readings, the possibilty of other positions/angles of 'hanging' could be entertained.
It doesn't take but an inch to 'hang'.