The most important piece of evidence, as was noted once before, would be the "hightailing" red car seen leaving the scene of he crime. The witness saw it well enough to be able to tell that Jim wasn't the driver, perhaps he would be able to identify the make/model of the vehicle.
I actually did track this lead down and, unfortunately, the witness who saw the red car saw it several blocks away driving away from the crime scene and around 9am, which was before Suzanne had even logged off her computer in her apartment. Oh well.
It is interesting to note upon viewing a broader map of the area just how close Interstate Hwy 91 is to the crime scene. I think someone suggested comparing mo's to other possible crimes committed along the 91 corridor.
I91 and I95 are somewhat nearby, but no more nearer than any major highway to a major city. In other words, while I91 and I95 are "close", they are not close enough IMO to postulate someone drove off an exit, committed a crime a few streets away, and then made a quick highway exit. As for similar crimes, no, I don't recall any anywhere in Connecticut. Believe me, I've been paying attention (g).
I don't find plausible the theory of her being killed in a vehicle and then pushed out onto the side of the road at 71 Edge Hill. She was found lying face down while someone thrown from a car would most likely land on their side.
"Thrown" is not really a good choice of words. As I (now)envision such a scenario, Suzanne was held face down on the floor in the back seat, head facing toward the passenger side, and stabbed that way (hence she never saw any blows coming). The car was traveling south down East Rock Rd, came to a stop, someone opened the back passenger side door, grabbed her under both armpits, and just heaved her out. This would explain why she was lying on her stomach with her feet in the road.
Also, I notice that Albertus Magnus College is at the west end of East Rock Rd. Any possibility this could have been a destination of Suzanne's? I think I remember reading the Yale library closed at 9pm, is it possible the AM library was open later?
Recall Suzanne did not have a backpack or pocketbook and wasn't carrying any notebooks. She also never mentioned to Peter Stein she was going to either go to the library or even do school work. Albertus Magnus is also a long haul and not a very safe walk at night, not to mention most Yale students probably don't know the first thing about Albertus Magnus.
Does all this seem logical to you? I ask because while it makes sense to me, it's only just a theory.
- Jeff |
