Neighbor driving by at 6:30 am saw the blaze, a man running from it, he had to use something highly flammable for it to go up that quick and show signs of smoke and fire; and for the amount of damage it did. The neighbor probably called it in right away. Did she ever tell LE which direction the man was running towards? If he had a car parked on a nearby street, then maybe another resident noticed an unfamiliar car outside or nearby?
I don't want to sound gruesome, however if there was fire damage done to their bodies, that would explain "may have been sexually battered" if there was damage to Heather's body.
The dog was found dead in the study (where the left side of the house where the roof had collapsed into the study and a bedroom).
Heather was found in a bedroom behind a garage which would have been on the right side of the house (most all one story homes in Fl have attached garages on the right side) the fire was started on two different places of the house.
I wonder if it was where Heather was found (on the right side of the house in her bedroom) and also the study area where the dog was found (left side where study and Kira's bedroom would be). I wish that LE had made a dental cast of the dog's teeth if it was possible; just in case.. Maybe the murderer started it on those sides where most evidence was or maybe it was random in an attempt for the fire to accelerate quicker.
Kira was found near the front door. The murderer must have entered the house sometime during the early morning hours. Heather and Kira would have been asleep then. My best guess would be Kira's bedroom was near the study and Heather's was behind the garage. From what i've read it sounds the exact same layout as my great aunt's house was. The left side of hers had 2 bedrooms and her bedroom (master bedroom, was behind where the garage was). Some children are very sound sleepers, i was when i was young; Kira may have been awakened only by the gunshots; or barking ;not sure if the dog had free run over the house or slept in Kira's room; or was confined to the study. Usually with young children, their bedroom door is left cracked or at least ajar so parents can hear if they call out in the night. I wish we knew at what time Kira tried to call the family friend with the police at.
Kira being found near the front door.. if the murderer choked her, he wanted her at least unconscious, figuring smoke inhalation would do the rest. They think Kira was headed towards her mother's room when confronted by the killer. Being there was a study in the house, would make it a 3 bedroom home (3rd converted to a study). The front door would be in close proximity to Kira's room and the study. Usually there is another door around the garage area of the home (near Heather's room right side). In between Kira and Heather's room would be a living room area (where the front door is).
We can only try to reconstruct it from what we know. If we knew what time Kira tried to make that call it would help a lot.
The neighbor saw the man running with something in his hand, the more i think about it, the more i think it was the gun wrapped in cloth or something to conceal it.
There is something that keeps eluding me and i can't pin in.. something to do with the timing and Kira's call and confrontation with the murderer for some reason..
I think the murderer who did this had stalked her and knew of Kira and the dog. I'm not sure what kind of dog they had, big are small; sometimes the little ones are the nippers.. The murderer may have neutralized the dog first, to prevent barking and noise, then moved to Heather which was his main target. Kira was a secondary target as obvious reasons, i just can't figure out a motive for this or how someone could be filled with so much hatred to kill a mother that way and also her child..
I'm sorry for my long paragraphs here, certain cases, just really get in my head.. it's random. I hope they did an autopsy on the dog also to determine the COD, as all are bits and pieces of the puzzle. Was the dog kenneled in the study? ..i'm brain weary i apologize for my.. randomness
