luvtenniss
I know I spelled tennis wrong ;)
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Good point. I think it's because it's so hard to picture her stabbing him, slashing his throat, and then still shooting him. And attempting to shoot him would be far easier for a female (no struggle) and far simpler and cleaner - until she realized she was a bad shot, and the gun had jammed......
WHY does the medical examiner believe the shooting was last? Of course theirs is the expert opinion....
I do think that is some of the thinking - easier to subdue with a gun. Plus, she went to the trouble to steal it. I think the intent was to use it first, not as an afterthought.
I don't actually even know if I believe the gun jammed after the shot. Travis could have knocked it out of her hand. I kind of believe him getting out of the shower and knocking into her. But he was just trying to save himself, not hurt her. Then, since the shot didn't kill him, she didn't pick it up again. She just got out her knife and started slashing at him. He was already injured and she did intend on using the knife to slash his throat.
I think your fact about the throat slashing being connected to the book of Mormon is brilliant! Maybe she was trying to make it look like a Mormon punishment. Something someone so low in the rank of the church as she was would never try to do.
I do totally understand that the expert testimony of the ME points to gunshot last. I really do. I just also think the amount of time that went by before they found him could have affected things. And sometimes, things aren't exactly what they seem.