Valhall, I am in complete agreement with you about the physical issues of the so-called *suicide*. I don't believe RZ committed suicide (for a number of reasons). Your analysis (which we've linked here in a number of posts) of the geometry of the fall from the guest room balcony is what convinced me that Rebecca did not commit suicide. In my list of 20 Reasons why I don't believe it was a suicide, your geometry article was listed as my #1 reason.
I wanted to ask you a question about the master bedroom deck and the balustrade that borders it. It's a low balustrade, but
how wide is it? In an aerial photo I've seen, it looks to be about 4-6" wide. In addition,
there is a ledge just below the balustrade on the street-facing side & on the side that faces the neighboring house. This ledge looks to be about 8-12" deep (this is just a guess from looking @ the aerial photo).
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...case-reopened-hanging-rope-visible-video.html
Can you tell from the floor plans how wide the balustrade is and how deep that ledge is?
Here's where I'm going with this: Since I don't believe that RZ killed herself (ergo, someone else threw her to her death, IMO),
I believe the master bedroom deck was rejected due to the fact that this particular deck was very visible to the sidewalk & street. If I put myself into the mind of a killer (ugh - I don't like going there at all), I'm thinking that I wouldn't want to commit murder up on a deck where I could possibly be seen by anyone that might happen by on the sidewalk or street, or perhaps by someone taking a walk on the beach that is directly across the street.
I also think that in order to clear the width of the balustrade, as well as the depth of the ledge below, would have required RZ's body to have been thrown out & over (as opposed to a straight-down vertical drop), and I think that would have caused her body to swing into the windows. A murderer would not want to attract attention by having windows break, especially with the house next door so close to that deck & the windows below. I know if I heard the sound of breaking windows I'd at least peek out to investigate (my first thought might be that someone was trying to burglarize my neighbor's house).
Here's the thing: I think whomever it was who threw RZ over the railing to her death, chose the guest room balcony because the courtyard is secluded from the street, whereas the other deck is not.