FC,
My understanding is while the camera shows that Mindy fell, the cruiseline told Mindy's mom that's all it shows, that the camera placement is limited. Not all murders are planned and premeditated or require a motive. I'm sure the incident when Jorge broke bones in Mindy's face was neither planned nor had a motive other than anger. IMO, past behavior is a great predictor of future behavior. She doesn't appear to have a history of risky behavior but he has a history of assaulting her. I don't know how easy climbing or what great fun that balcony would have looked in heavy rain and minimum 50 MPH winds. From other passenger accounts, everyone was warned to stay indoors and it was hard to even walk.
Morag, great find on the room number!
So, he was in the next room and somehow made her fall from the OTHER balcony?
And in crimes of passion ANGER/PASSION is the motivation, but we have NO reports of them fighting, yelling or arguing. And even if Jorge had previously been abusive, that abusive behavior does not always progress to murder - especially in the absence of some OTHER motivating event, like heavy drinking, an argument or a fight. Domestic violence usually follows a "path" of escalation and we have no testimony from anyone else that indicates Jorge was even angry. He and Mindy returned from dinner and he left their room shortly after, that he went to the friend's room and was NOT in the cabin fighting with Mindy (or knocking her around) THAT scenario says there was no escalation to violence taking place.
There is ALWAYS a motive for murder - at least in the head of the murderer. In this case I see none - Mindy and Jorge were together a long time and were on a vacation with HER FRIENDS. They were out in public - not hiding in their room fighting or drinking or - Jorge had NOTHING to gain from killing her, they weren't married and her death gets him what? Other than being automatically a suspect? And how could he KNOW that her falling would KILL her? She could just as easily survived and accused him of attempted murder.
And we have NO IDEA what state MINDY was in when this occurred. We don't know if she was tipsy or just did 3 shots of Tequila in the room? Maybe she took a Vicodin? AND We have NO IDEA whether Mindy engaged in "risky behavior" like this - she might have been trying to PROVE she was capable of doing something she had done in her youth? Was she ever into gymnastics? Or perhaps she was trying to surprise and delight her friends with her abilities - show she still "had it"?
The evidence says Mindy engaged in a risky act that resulted in her death - sort of a "death by misadventure" scenario. Jorge may very well have been a LOUSY boyfriend but that makes him ABUSIVE, not a murderer.
The FBI has resources we don't have and investigative tools we are not privy to. They are holding the suspect and the "friends" on the ship and they have the complete facts and evidence. I am sure they will investigate every piece of evidence as well as question EVERYONE thoroughly. I trust they will determine exactly what occurred the night Mindy fell and IF anyone "helped" her fall.
My Opinion
