It's true that this is one particular interpretation of the evidence, although it's one that I personally don't put much credence in. (Judge Carnes clearly disagrees.) My issue with this statement in Woodward's book is that it's presented as conclusive truth, and I find that misleading at best.
Based on this statement and one about JBR having been "brutally beaten", I found myself unable to trust any so-called new evidence this book might purport to contain. I was also bothered by the subjectivity of the author's approach. I'd be willing to read an intruder theory book that came from a place of objective fact and reason, but this is not that book. I returned it after reading a handful of pages. It's the first time I've ever returned a Kindle book.
Peter Boyles didn't name her "Paula the Brown-Nosed Newsie" for nothing.