That is pretty rough to read Matilda. But that report tells a lot. Shot in the bottucks. Was she trying to run away? or Did that shot come after she was already down? She certainly was alive and conscious when shot wtih the shotgun since she raised her hand into the blast. I dont know enough about this case or remember enough, but were the shots heard by anyone?
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Yes, Prairie. The first witness the PT called was a woman who was wide awake before 5:00am that morning -- she was seven months pregnant so she just lay there after getting up for a bathroom run ... She heard what she thought was one shot, followed by a woman's scream, and then heard three more rapidly-fired shots.
She thought about it, woke her husband and he told her to call 911. She did, and the call was recorded as coming into them at 5:08am, IIRC. When asked what the scream sounded like, she said she thought it sounded like it came from a younger woman rather than an older one. They lived on Marilyn Lane, and she thought the shots were behind their property. And in fact the shots were on the street behind them -- Hillcrest and Hillcrest Circle.
The CHPD came, spoke with her, then started looking around. They found the body fairly quickly, and things got started.
Yes, I do wonder if Eve tried to make a run for it. If she thought they were planning to kill her, why not just try? Or did a struggle in the car start things? Or did they order her to get out and lie on the street, and they just shot her in cold blood? I surely would like to know, but unless Atwater testifies and tells the truth, or unless Lovette told someone about it & that person testifies (and Lovette told him/her the truth), we will never know.
What a horrible, horrible way to spend the last 1 -- 2 hours of your life -- in total abject fear, loneliness and helplessness. Oh, my. Grrrrrr.