That picture looks like a high school yearbook picture which would be about 8 or 9 years ago. I wonder what she looks like today. A lot can change--look at her boyfriend, Cooper. He sure has changed over the years!
If Fred Cooper didn't intend on killing Michelle, why didn't he wait to get Steve alone? That could have been accomplished very easily.
I do think that Fred is a controlling, if not abusive, individual. So, he probably beat the everloving crap out of Michelle for fighting back. Controlling guys would have to put a woman in her place, you know.
If half of what is on the other board is true, it sounds like it was a very gruesome murder scene.