Placing this here because the comment I'm referencing appears to have been removed.
Earlier today someone claiming to be one of the victim's brothers commented on this article
http://longisland.news12.com/news/j...-2-suffolk-county-cold-case-murders-1.8862858 and said that his sister was raped, beaten very badly, and nearly decapitated.
I wish I took a screenshot of the comment but I didn't, although I'm pretty sure other WS mentioned seeing the comment, also.
If true, this is pretty significant, IMO. It may point to an early unsuccessful attempt at decapitation, and leaves plenty of room for escalation in later killings. (The notion of later killings being my conjecture.)