Liz, a few things that strike me about the crime scene. One, the amount of blood really was not that much, I think total was a 1/2 pint. However, when it is splattered it makes a visceral impact so it looks like "lots of blood!" Two, there may..have been a "struggle" in the kitchen but, I do not see it as a "knock down, drag them out, monumental" struggle. I see a small table turned over and the phone receiver on the edge of the rubbish pail in the middle of the kitchen floor. What do most of us do when there is a large mess on the floor? Yes, we open the underneath cabinet, take out the rubbish container and place it on the floor so we can clean up the mess more efficiently. I think it may have been more of a stagger than a struggle. And, no, I do not feel it was staged for the purpose of a "disappearance." Lastly, one question I had was "What type of blood was it?" I read on a few sites where some posters with supposed Lincoln connections said it was menstrual blood as opposed to regular blood. However, I also hear miscarriage blood looks different as well. This is not my area of expertise so, I may need a little help on that one particular point.