(other than actual solutions to the case, like who actually did it, when, where, and why)
the questions i find myself thinking about most:
why did JR and PR stand by each other? never accused each other, never divorced, no signs of private tensions AFAIK, nothing. despite (IMO) very high odds RDI. ... the fact constrains RDI scenarios, IMO.
how complete was the snow coverage around the house at 6 AM? has the potential to rule out any exit route for an intruder. officers' photos of the exterior from around 8 AM should give a pretty good idea, if they are sufficiently thorough. and depending on the quality, they might even allow posterity to find any footprints officers might have missed -- or rule them out after a sufficient amount of squinting through a magnifying glass. AFAIK, these photos have not all been released, nor are they publicly available with traceable provenance.
what was it about the look JR and LA shared that apparently convinced her he was the killer? (she never quite said it, but she heavily implied it.) the look had a strong impression on her, and her conclusion would obviously be a big deal if true. yet AFAIK she never describes or characterizes the look he gave her. what was so significant about it? AIUI, here's the order of events: she tells him JBR is dead, he lets out a moan, she says to go back to the den -- to patsy --, they stand up, and that's when the nonverbal exchange happens. was he oddly unemotional for a moment? was he watching LA's face / reading her instead of apparently thinking about the awful news he just got and how he was going to tell his wife? something incongruent with the situation, like that? did he remind her of people who later turned out to be guilty?
the questions i find myself thinking about most:
why did JR and PR stand by each other? never accused each other, never divorced, no signs of private tensions AFAIK, nothing. despite (IMO) very high odds RDI. ... the fact constrains RDI scenarios, IMO.
how complete was the snow coverage around the house at 6 AM? has the potential to rule out any exit route for an intruder. officers' photos of the exterior from around 8 AM should give a pretty good idea, if they are sufficiently thorough. and depending on the quality, they might even allow posterity to find any footprints officers might have missed -- or rule them out after a sufficient amount of squinting through a magnifying glass. AFAIK, these photos have not all been released, nor are they publicly available with traceable provenance.
what was it about the look JR and LA shared that apparently convinced her he was the killer? (she never quite said it, but she heavily implied it.) the look had a strong impression on her, and her conclusion would obviously be a big deal if true. yet AFAIK she never describes or characterizes the look he gave her. what was so significant about it? AIUI, here's the order of events: she tells him JBR is dead, he lets out a moan, she says to go back to the den -- to patsy --, they stand up, and that's when the nonverbal exchange happens. was he oddly unemotional for a moment? was he watching LA's face / reading her instead of apparently thinking about the awful news he just got and how he was going to tell his wife? something incongruent with the situation, like that? did he remind her of people who later turned out to be guilty?
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