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Pastimes : Murder Mystery: Who Killed Yale Student Suzanne Jovin? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: James R. Barrett who wrote (189)	1/9/2000 8:23:00 PM
From: Janice Shell	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1397

Let's turn to Suzanne for a moment. We really don't know that much about her; at least I don't. (I haven't yet read all the press articles.) What did she do that night? Much more is known about her activities than about Jim's, though. What time did the pizza party begin? And what time did it break up? Suzanne, as one of the hostesses, would have been among the last to leave. What time did the church close that night? Right after the party. Who, among those who worked at the church, saw her leave, and with whom? She's reported to have driven a friend home, and then parked the car in a lot near her home, and returned to her apartment. Probably as soon as she got in she went to the bathroom. (Women do this.) Then she must have turned on her computer and read her email. How many messages were there? She responded to one, saying that she HAD LEFT some GRE study materials in the lobby. What does this actually mean? Had she left them before she went to the pizza party, but not messaged her classmate because she'd been in a hurry? Or was she planning to leave the materials at that time: 9 o'clock? Why leave them in the lobby? Two possibilities: either she knew her friend would be out till later that night, or she didn't want to get caught up in conversation. About 14 minutes later, she ran into Peter Stein near Phelps Gate and told him she was awfully tired, and wanted to sleep. So she must have left the house shortly after she wrote the email. What did she do in those moments? Logged off the computer; that'd take a minute or two, probably. Brushed her hair? Maybe. Not important. But we know she left without her wallet. She must have had it with her at the pizza party, as she was driving, and would have needed her license, which presumably was in the wallet; unless, of course she had a separate ID/credit card case. If she had the wallet at that time, she must have carried it in a bag or a backpack, or in the pocket of a jacket. When she was found, she was wearing jeans and a light sweater, but it's conceivable she'd worn a jacket earlier, thinking the evening might turn cooler. In any case, she must have decided to do without the bag or jacket, and without the wallet. She might, of course, have stuffed some bills in a pocket along with her Yale ID, which she must have had if indeed she crossed the campus. But no money was found on the body. All this suggests to me that she intended merely to run out, turn in the keys quickly, and return home. If she'd meant to go to a convenience store, or to a local bar, she'd have taken her wallet. Sure, she could have written a check, but cash is easier. Why would she have needed food, though? She'd eaten at the pizza party. I suppose she could have had an urgent need of something essential--toilet paper, tampax--but that's unwarranted speculation. And in that case she might have told Stein she was annoyed because she had to stop at the store, having forgotten to do so earlier in the day. Unlikely, I think: there must have been other students living in the apartment building; the natural thing to do would be to borrow supplies from someone and go shopping in the morning. And so Suzanne talks briefly to Stein, goes on to the police substation, spends a few minutes there, turning in the keys, and leaves between, say, 9:20 and 9:25. At that point it would have made sense for her to turn around and go back home. What really happened next? No one's had anything to say about the witness who saw her on College St, a witness whose story I don't find very credible.