Very interesting about the possibility of a split verdict. To be honest I am glad that is a possibility because that is exactly how I would vote. Yes to murder, no to Adam's guilt.
IF that happens it could potentially put enough pressure on LE to re-open the investigation. That would be a victory imo.
I have a question for Mr. Greer. I'd like to know why he rules out a murder for hire? He seems to have an insistence that since Adam was supposedly the only other person at the house he must be the killer. I don't get that logic. The doors were left open. What's to stop an outside killer(s) from coming in, hired by someone who wants to maintain an air tight alibi?
Something that is significant to me is the opinion of Dina Shacknai. She lost her only son. She has been immersed in this on the most deepest personal level. She hired professionals who concluded herboy could not have gone over that banister on his own. These were independent professionals. It probably cost her thousands of dollars. She begged for the investigation into her son's death to be re-opened. LE wouldn't do it.
Dina thinks Rebecca was murdered, and it's linked to Max's death. I agree with her. However, she doesn't believe it was Adam. WHO ELSE COULD IT BE? Because Dina knows full well it was Adam in the guest house that night. So if Dina is considering a different killer other than Adam, why can't Mr. Greer or LE?
Killers often take elaborate steps to cover their crimes and distance themselves from the crime scene. I don't see why that was ruled out in this case?
Excellent post.
If this lawsuit is about the truth, and not about money, then you are exactly right. It would never be about getting just anybody to be nailed for RZ death...it should be getting the true murderer in prison. Only THAT...is justice for Rebecca. No grief would be assuaged by ruining the wrong person or raking his life’s income.
In Greer’s interview with Tricia he states that this is key evidence:
“Mr. Greer: You know, I feel the same, because the critical factor here, which we stated in our open, which we've stated in all our pleadings, and all the interviews I've had, is that whoever killed Rebecca left a message. Whether it was suicide or murder, the person left a message: She saved him can you save her. And even Detective Tsuida, who's the lead detective for the sheriff's department said on the stand, they were tossing around meanings of that saying and they ... the one they thought was most likely, uh, the proper interpretation was 'she saved him' was Rebecca saved Max, because everyone in the family felt at that time that Rebecca being there and giving Max CPR saved his life. Max was still in a tough spot, but at least he had a chance, because Rebecca was there and saved his life.
So if you use that as a characteristic of the culprit, that they were aware - whoever did this was aware that Rebecca had saved Max, that narrows the universe of people that could've done this down to a very small group because this wasn't in the press yet. It didn't get in to the press until Rebecca's hanging. “
Right here...Greer kills the theory that this was a revenge killing. The family, according to Greer, thought Rebecca had “saved” Max...they were grateful. So there was no reason for anyone to “hire” Adam...as was-speculated here on WS.
So, by Greer’s own account, this has to be a sex crime. This man arrives to comfort his brother, has a somber dinner with him and his girlfriend...and then decides to suit up with gloves, get a magic towel, rape and murder the girlfriend in bizarre fashion...and, oh yeah, leave a note...challenging his brother. “Ha...ha! Can you save her!”
And he manages to wipe every bit of his presence from the scene...genius criminal that he is.
Such is the plaintiffs case.
