Pondering....

In large part, since law enforcement has indicated it had “100s” of new leads generated by the earlier 20/20 broadcast, I was content to wait and see what new info, if any, might come from those leads. On the other hand, unless there’s a major breakthrough, I suspect we won’t hear from the police again until next fall when they tell us for the 5th year in a row that they are asking for any new info the public can provide. :-(

So in meantime, I’ll throw out one thing I’ve grappled with:

By all indications Faith’s death was very violent; one might expect a lot of noise/commotion. Yet, other than a downstairs neighbor mentioning some unusual sounds around 3am (before roommate Karena had even departed), there’s been no auditory indication of a major struggle later in morning. This would seem to imply that Faith was either drugged or completely overpowered/controlled. The autopsy gives no indication of any drugs (beyond a small amount of alcohol) being in Faith’s system. I find it hard to imagine one individual being able to subdue another so quietly amidst such violence, which is why I’ve thought it likely that 2-3 individuals would be required to overpower Faith while maintaining relative quiet in that room. But still, I’m merely speculating… [the other possibility is that she was with individuals, she knew and trusted (and not strangers), and somehow had little time to react before realizing what was happening, by which time it was too late?].

I’ll add that the whole crime certainly appears to be one of impulse, not a premeditated killing. Was it a robbery, rape, drug deal, lovers-quarrel, or something else gone bad, turned into vicious, unspeakable murder? When will we know? Someone out there... perhaps someone reading these very words... knows the answers. . . .