Re the knot: In the image where the rope is tied to the bed post. That type of knot is not anything intricate. Coming from a family who has a lake cabin and does water sports, many ropes are purchased and have a knot & loop on the end already. That looks to be the case here. You can see what I'm talking about on this example. See how the loop is already on the end of the rope?
http://www.miamiskinautiques.com/v/vspfiles/photos/2011_HO_6K_60_FT_Deluxe_Rope-1.jpg
Re the suicide: With the "evidence" presented, I personally don't see how any other conclusion than suicide could be drawn. While the circumstances are strange, there is absolutely no proof what so ever of anyone else's fingerprints/DNA on any of the items. If that's the case, WHO could it be? I suppose someone could have worn gloves, but if this is the case, where are the footprints on the balcony when this person may have dropped/shoved Rebecca over the railing. Surely there would be more of a mess of the dust, more of a shuffle of something that had occurred if someone else where there as well.
Re the message: To me, this confirms more toward suicide. I have no doubt a message like that would be written by a woman. It's a poetic, dramatic statement, and IMO a man would NEVER think of something like that. She is saying...She (Rebecca) saved Jonah, but can he (Jonah) save her. IMO, from herself. It just does not make sense that some other random murderer (since we know Jonah & Dina were confirmed at the hospital), would search for paint and a paint brush and make this statement. Rebecca was the poetic artistic unique person, and IMO she wrote the message.
MOO BAA QUACK