Police were quick to state that Max’s injury was unrelated to the death of Nalepa. But at the time of that statement to news, investigators had yet to even determine if she died of a homicide or a suicide.
Nalepa’s family spoke to her hours before her death. On Tuesday before going to bed, Nalepa’s sister phoned her. She said that Rebecca was completely normal. By breakfast, Rebecca was dead, face down, in the outside courtyard’s lawn, unclothed, her feet and arms bounded behind her back.
What happened in just a matter of a few hours?
...Adam (photo above) was staying in the guest home. He was the only person in the residence at the time of Nalepa’s death.
His call reported that Nalepa was hanging from a balcony. But how was that possible? Her wrists were bound behind her; her feet were bound behind as well. In fact, reports claimed there were no indications of a spot that could support a hanging.
... When news of the story broke, local San Diego news choppers flew over the Spreckels mansion. They were able to photograph Nalepa dead outside, as investigators found her. She wasn’t hanging. She was face down, unclothed, in the outside courtyard, still bound. Adam said he had cut her from the hanging. The courtyard, however, is not directly below any balcony.
...Nalepa was found near a table. That outside courtyard table was removed from the residence on Friday pursuant to a search warrant.
