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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 (222)	1/10/2000 8:59:00 PM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1397

Jim, fantastic post! This really really helps me. Original post: ===== 2. Is it probable that someone with 17 stab wounds and a slit throat could have walked even a few steps in that condition let alone more than half a mile (from Jim's house)? I say, next to impossible." Wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!It is very possible under the following conditions. 1. The weapon was a pocket knife with a 3" or less blade. 2. The cut to the throat did not sever the carotid artery or the juggular vein. 3. The wounds to the head did not sever any arteries in the brain. 4. The wounds were straight in puncture type wounds rather than slashing wounds. Because the blade broke off in her skull I am fairly certain it was a pocket knife with a case hardened carbon steel blade or possibly a hardened alloy steel blade. A stainless steel blade would have simply bent. Most kitchen knives are made from stainless steel. A hunting knife would not have broken off. Even with 17 stab wounds she could have traveled quite a distance as long as no major arteries were severed. ===== Comments: I think we can reasonably assume that someone capable of running a half mile with the above described stab wounds is at least capable of running 100 feet to the nearest house for help. We know this didn't happen, not to mention it's hard to imagine the killer would let it happen. So, the logical conclusion here is that, at most, Suzanne was probably able to run a few yards if she was able to run at all. We know Suzanne's wounds did produce blood. Is it reasonable to assume that the wounds described above would have created spurts, i.e. that blood would have splattered on the ground at either a) the original attack, or b) when she was running away? Recall there were no reported drops of blood in the street or elsewhere on the grass. So, if we agree the attack itself would have produced blood drops, then wouldn't the lack of blood other than on or under Suzanne imply she didn't take any steps? If Suzanne were killed on that spot, outside a car, with blood in one location, wouldn't the killer have to stab her (and perhaps tackle her) from behind, put all his weight on her back to restrain her, and keep flailing away until she was lifeless? Would this produce blood splattering? Wouldn't Suzanne have scraped hands, grass stains on her, or bruises on her back? Would blood get on her attacker? Might he have tracked blood somewhere when he got off her? This is why I'm leaning heavily towards the killing taking place in a car. Does the above logic make sense to you? As for the knife used, I do know from Jim who was shown an autopsy picture of Suzanne by the police that she had one thin slit on her throat (there was no blood, I assume because it was not a crime scene picture... or is this an important observation?). I've always attributed the number of stab wounds to the knife used, not the fact it had anything to do with "intimacy". I'm very happy to hear that there is science to possibly support this theory. Again, excellent work! - Jeff