He paid the bill means SG believes he paid dearly with the life of his daughter and why he so badly wants to speak out (and probably asked not to share certain details).
I also suspect that one victim had more stab wounds than the other (SG's statement the means don't match).
The family is clearly upset they are not being updated with every detail but this is a perfect example of why LE does not generally share details with family. Family members are too vulnerable -- they're in shock.
More important is that investigations evolve, it's not like TV. It's one thing to identify the suspect but another to successfully prosecute them. Investigators are charged with keeping things under wrap and not risking the evidence being ruled inadmissible because it was blasted on MSM before the suspect was apprehended and charged. MOO
ETA: Imo, SG was having an emotional moment here and his statement about going upstairs was in reference to the chain of command in the investigation, and not literally the physical stairs.
Are family members allowed to view murder victims before burial? I was reading about family members who were either allowed or not allowed to see family members who died of traumatic injuries on this website:
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It's a British website so I don't know if the same laws or sensibilities occur in the US. Some of the deceased were accident victims and some of them were murder victims. In many of the cases the family members demanded to see their loved ones regardless of the extent of the injuries. In all cases it appears that the family members were allowed to view the deceased, either in the hospital or the mortuary and in some cases allowed to touch the body.
I don't know where K's body was prepared for burial or cremation. I wondered if SG demanded to see his daughter's body and view her injuries. I wondered if that's why he said, I paid for that funeral. I also wondered if he paid for M's funeral, too.
It's difficult to assess what SG is talking about when he is talking about steps. I took his wording as a misnomer and he was actually talking about the stairs up to the third floor not the steps taken in the progress of an investigation.
If K and M were the first and targeted murders and the assailant entered through the second floor slider, without any interruption, then I think any blood evidence on the stairs would only be K and M's blood. However, if there is a mix of X and E's blood mixed in with K and M's blood on the stairs then that would suggest that X and E were killed first. So then you naturally wonder if X and E were killed first meant they were the targets and K and M were collateral damage OR whether one of the second floor residents heard the killer and E went out to investigate, X and E were subsequently killed and the killer continued on to kill their primary target.
I agree with the poster in the last thread who said the family needs an advocate or spokesperson to speak for the family, someone well versed in the process of public speaking who can articulate information without the burden of personal grief. It's SOP for LE not to reveal information that could hinder an investigation. It's normal for LE to lie to the public regarding an investigation, too. I think of those old WW2 posters, "Loose lips sink ships". SG is the last person who wants to compromise an investigation. Everything he's saying is coming from grief and anger but his lack of awareness is very concerning. IMO