On a much grimmer note I want to explain what little I understand about just how very painful and traumatic a strangulation death is.. I believe some are possibly under the impression from movies and such that it's a relatively "easy" and painless death and the victim within seconds loses consciousness.. Oh if every strangulation victim were to only be so lucky.. Sorry if this is too graphic but I do think it's important to understand not only for what the victims went through but just as importantly (and why I am so anxious to learn if the girls witnessed these deaths) is due to the fact of how gruesome and traumatizing it would be for these young girls to witness their own mother and sister die in such a violent way..
When strangled the victim does not necessarily quickly lose consciousness, in fact most times due to the fact the murderer isn't familiar with the amount of force or time it actually takes to strangle SOMEONE TO DEATH.. Therefor the victim many times is never able to lose consciousness because the murderer is reducing pressure, changing positions, etc, etc.. This death takes several minutes even if the murderer is efficient in his strangling the victim.. The pain and terror of course for that victim IS ENDLESS AND FEELS LIKE FOREVER IN THOSE SEVERAL MINUTES OF BEING STRANGLED..
As far as what is seen from the bystander(ATLEAST Teresa Mayes for sure witnessed it and possibly the girls).. Not only are those several minutes that it takes to strangle them torturous, especially when it's your mom or sister but most importantly IMO is the images that would be forever ingrained in their minds.. Most differently from what's seen in the movies is what the victim looks like in those last moments of the strangulation..AND WHAT THEY CONTINUE TO LOOK LIKE EVEN AFTER THEY ARE DECEASED IS A HORROR IN AND OF ITSELF THAT MOST ARE NOT AWARE OF..
The victim literally becomes a deep purplish blue, more traumatizing is that there eyes literally bulge out in such an extreme way that it looks as tho it's "movie prop".. I mean very extreme way along with the tongue many, many times protrudes out even after death in a very extreme and gruesome way.. These horrors remain post mortem and I cannot even imagine it being your mother or sister that you see and have forever ingrained in your brain.. It's extremely gruesome death.. It's extremely painful and torturous death.. It's extremely traumatizing to witness..
I apologize for the graphic description but I did make sure to not include any details beyond what is already posted here at WS.. In fact if have any question or doubt of what I described go the Petit family case from Connecticut.. The home invasion Komisarjefsky and his pal were responsible for(both on death row) where they killed all 3 females and dad escaped as the house was burning down.. Jennifer Hawke-Petit was raped and strangled minutes before the house was engulfed in flames.. Her strangulation and the details are very close to what I included above(as I said I made sure to not be any more graphic than what I knew for certain was already posted here).. You will see that the strangulation death is nothing like what many Hollywood movies and TV shows have shown it to be..
It's due to my knowing just how violent, gruesome, and devastatingly traumatic it would be to witness this is why I so very desperately want to know if these young girls witnessed the deaths of mom and sister.. IMO this is a huge traumatizing factor that I am praying these girls were somehow spared..
As for Teresa this is exactly what she witnessed and with her jealousy and hatred for Joann I somehow believe its possible she took pleasure in witnessing this poor woman's violent death..jmo.. She is not of a diminished capacity that excuses her years of jealousy, hatred, and rage that she had(and neighbors saw on a regular basis her taking out on Adam)..so her cowering, abused, pitiful wife tale is just that a BIG OL' TALL TALE.. She is absolutely culpable and she will pay the price IMO.. That price quite possibly being with her own life.. She knew right from wrong, she was a willing participant(if not more as others have suggested) and her attempts at a defense after the fact just aren't gonna work.. Give her a great defense lawyer, give her competency testing, and let her stand trial in a Tennessee court room for 1st degree murder.. Teresa Mayes will stand trial IMO and I, for one hope that justice is served on behalf of the beautiful wife/mother that was violently killed, along with her oldest daughter that never even had a chance to live her life.. Justice for Joann and Adrienne Bain is what I and many others demand!!
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