I think the confusion for some people (understandably) is because when the affidavit first came out Cathy Russon was tweeting out parts of it which were posted here from her Twitter account (before we had a chance to read the actual affidavit for ourselves. I am quite purposely not attaching a link to her site because she had paraphrased what she was reading (bad idea when it comes to interpreting an affidavit.) and I don't want to cause more confusion with her paraphrasing of the affidavit. I'm hoping that's OK.
With that said, she had
paraphrased the following:
Ofc Smith and Sgt. Blaker entered the residence on the bottom floor and went up to the second floor. Just before Xana's room, he saw her body on the floor. She was deceased with wounds which appeared to be have been caused by an edged weapon.
What the
ACTUAL affidavit says:
Just before this room there was a bathroom door on the south wall of the hallway. As I approached the room, I could see a body, later identified as Kernodle's, laying on the floor.
So, to me, Cathy's tweet reads like he saw her body lying on the floor just before Xana's room (meaning not IN the room). But what is said in the affidavit is
he saw a body as he approached the room which to me very likely means he saw her on the floor of her room through the open door as he approached. Obviously I could be wrong but I do think it's better to discuss what was actually said in the affidavit vs someone's interpretation of what they read and tweeted out.
Shouldn't paraphrase.... tsk tsk.
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