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I personally believe he strangled her. I don't know if there was much of a physical altercation before then. Once he cut her air off...she would struggle against whatever was around her throat. If this was say the bikini top, his hands and face would be clear of marks. When you are being strangled, I would think you would automatically grab your neck and try to free yourself. It would be the normal reaction, imo.
yeah...DP could have taken her off guard...she wasn't a huge woman...taken by surprise, it's possible she never had a chance to fight back, other than try to get whatever was around her neck off, then the only marks would have been to her own throat....scratching, pulling at her own throat with her own hands....