ChuckM, I think you and I are at 99% agreement on this, and 100% as to the order the injuries were inflicted.
But... in the above you wrote: "If MC was still alive after the BFT and strangulation..." This can't be an "IF" statement unless you believe the medical examiner got it wrong, as the stab wound to the neck would not have been listed as a COD if it happened after death. (Unless we both have the order wrong and the stab wound happened first or second in the order...)
From the wikipedia quote you used I'll pull this sentence:
BBM
Although I believe it is likely she was unconscious from the blunt force trauma, (as the suspect would have continued to apply the strike(s) until MC was no longer a danger to fight back), if the head wound(s) didn't cause a complete loss of consciousness, the strangulation should have within less than a minute. But remember, this is manual strangulation, so the suspect must continue to apply pressure(1) for minutes with an 'S'. Just one full minute of applying pressure(1) would feel like a long time - try squeezing something(1) and watching a clock tick-off a minute. I think this was when the murderer did the stab wound to the neck.
I also believe there was lots of blood from this wound as the murderer would most likely have been aiming for the carotid artery - plus, since it was listed as part of the COD the heart would have been beating when the stab was applied. (2)
footnote:
(1) "Manual strangulation" doesn't necessarily mean using bare hands, but without any rumors as of yet to an instrument used for this act, I'm leaning towards bare hands - well, not exactly bare, as I also believe the killer had put gloves on.
(2) From the slight amount of information we have been given in the COD news articles, I believe it is uncertain about the number of neck wounds. If there were multiply attempts at hitting the carotid artery, only the stab which severed the artery might get listed as part of a COD report. Also, the rumored tool used looks like it would make a stab/slash type wound, covering enough area to likely hit the artery on the first try??? Still an unknown for me.
This is SPECULATION and MOO. Many other scenarios are possible, likely even probable based on your knowledge and opinion.
ther_beatingA_Dead but I don't put my purse in the back seat, when I have a passenger in the front I put my purse between me and the door. There is the odd time I have had to put my purse in the back and it would be on the floor especially if I was leaving my car, on the floor tucked under the seat as much as possible.
