I don’t for a second think he isn’t guilty, or that the surviving room mates had anything to do with it. I can also (semi) understand their delay in realising something was seriously wrong. From what we know the 911 call was made for Xana. What really bugs me is why no one ran up to the third floor to tell Kayleigh and Maddie there was something going on with xana and they should get up. Maybe they did and we just haven’t heard about it yet, but surely then they would have been mentioned in the 911 call. It just does not sit right with me, if I couldn’t get them on the phone I would have went up there to get them up because something serious was going on.
This is my impression from the 911 call, combined with some information about HJ’s role, noted in recent court documents:
- At the time the 911 call was placed, BF and DM had only just been told by HJ and/or EA that there was an issue with Xana specifically. The call was placed immediately upon learning this information. We don’t know exactly what led HJ and EA to believe Xana was passed out but there is no indication DM and BF were aware of this prior to hearing it from HJ/EA. Additionally, there is no indication HJ/EA were concerned about the status of KG/MM.
- During the 911 call, EA reported that Xana had passed out and was not waking up; she attributed this to Xana drinking heavily the night before. DM and BF sounded more focused on something strange having happened in the house and the masked man sighting and did not report anything about any specific individual. DM even said she did not know when asked by the operator if someone was passed out.
- The 911 operator wanted to focus on what EA had reported about an unconscious person and continually redirected the conversation when DM attempted to raise what the operator presumably felt were less urgent or off-topic concerns (such as the man she’d seen in the house). We don’t know if DM might have mentioned growing concern about other roommates being unresponsive, given the opportunity. We do know DM sent a text to KG less than half an hour prior to the 911 call and the context indicated she was still thinking KG was sleeping.
- When the 911 operator asked for details that would require someone to go up to the main floor to assess Xana, DM can be heard having to convince someone (probably BF) to go upstairs together. I don’t think it would be unreasonable to guess this was due to them being frightened to go upstairs to the main floor, IMO. If they had been afraid to go up to the main level earlier that morning, they would not have had a path to the top level to consult KG/MM in person.
- We have not seen anything to suggest DM thought the unfamiliar masked man was ever on the top floor. She heard him in the vicinity of Xana’s room, heard Xana crying, and saw him walk toward the kitchen on the main floor. It might not have crossed her mind that KG/MM had also been at risk.
As others have mentioned, DM and BF were also the youngest roommates (both sophomores) and neither had lived there very long. I would guess they were used to deferring to the older roommates, especially the seniors, MM/KG. They repeatedly called and texted them to try to get ahold of them and didn’t know they could not wake up and take charge in this circumstance. HJ and EA ultimately took charge of the situation instead.
It’s possible additional information will be revealed at some point that calls some of the info above into question, but my opinion is based on what has been revealed thus far and a few associated inferences.
As always, MOO.
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