I'm thinking it might be helpful to set up the UID's isotope information on a rudimentary timeline. Too bad we don't have a graphic timeline. Oh well.
All data taken from LE posts. Based on the following dates
(italics=may or may not be related to case):
Skeleton discovered on March 12, 1992
Abandoned car with OK plates discovered October 1991 (5 months prior)
Black dog sighted June 1991 (9 months prior)
The killing was dated 4-14 months prior to discovery (IIRC, but I can't find this reference)
Matched up with isotope data, which is (quoting LE in Isotope sticky, post #1):
(1) The individual was traveling within a month prior to his death; and
(2) Approximately 1 to 1.5 months (4-6 weeks) prior to death, the individual resided
in a region (“Iso-Region 1”
consistent with the Intermountain West, including
portions of Lyon County, Nevada; and
(3) Approximately 1.5 to 2 months (6-9 weeks) prior to death, the individual moved
to “Iso-Region 1” from a region characterized by a cooler climate (“Iso-Region
2”
; and
(4) Approximately 2 to 3 months (9-13 weeks) prior to death, the individual had
moved or traveled through “Iso-Region 2”, an area consistent with more northern
and higher elevation regions of the Intermountain West, including some isolated
high elevation portions of Nevada.
The time frames follow in the next post.