Not much time here but just had to chime in on the scarf. You would have had to read my 3rd post on this to understand that Phoebe was very short, and it wouldn't take an assailant very much to grab her by the scarf that she was already wearing (the reports were she wore it that day to school) Then tighten and pull up. The assailant would have to be behind her and it would be very difficult for her to fight back, especially if the assailant were taller and stronger...ehem... Also the ligature marks would not be as pronounced as say a telephone chord, rope, or clothesline. A scarf is much thicker and would be much harder to pinpoint a precise angle if 2 similar angles were used (one to choke, the other to hang) Also as I stated in earlier posts, Phoebe may not have actually been dead when hung by her scarf. As Paladine pointed out the "choking game" and as I learned in the USMC, it only takes seconds to "blood choke" someone. They simply pass out for up to several minutes, and may appear as if they were dead. In a panic, if death was not the intention, but rather intimidation,, the assailant may have thought she was dead, and quickly thought to hang her as if it were a suicide. In which case, bruising and ligature marks would be consistent with a suicidal hanging. Oh, and this would not be the first time something like this happened. Also as far as the coroner (and LE), I find it to be either suspicious or negligent to rule such a case as a definitive suicide, especially when not only physical threats, but actual acts of physical violence occurred just 2 hours before her death. Another point about the coroner, I thought I read somewhere that he was only and "acting" pathologist and practiced some other form of medicine. Perhaps someone here saw the same thing? Either way, he's definitely not a Dr G. or Henry Lee (just saying).
