Hello, new to the site. This case should be so simple, but there are so many loose ends. Not sure if the police are keeping cards close to their chest or are as flummoxed as we are. Just some musings
1) Using the route taken from Canynge Rd to Longwood Lane, whoever wanted to get rid of the body knew the area well and was evidently making a bee-line for the quarry, with the intent to dispose of her body close to or in the quarry. It appears to have been ultimately dumped hurriedly though.
2) Detectives would be able to work out when the body was dumped by amount of snow that lay beneath the body and amount of snow that lay on top of the body. The website below tells us that in the City of Bristol there was a little on the 17th December and about 5cm most fell on Saturday 18th. After that there was none. Was her body covered in snow or not? Was it laying on snow?
http://www.wunderground.com/weather...FB4&day=17&year=2010&month=12&graphspan=month
3) Jo may have been duped into leaving her flat momentarily by a stranger (i.e. Ive lost my dog/cat, I cant start my car, could I borrow a torch etc) and then bundled/escorted away when she steps outside. Had the communal entrance been locked or unlocked (what was the norm?)
However, that seems unlikely now that it transpires she was missing a sock. She would be unlikely to answer door with one sock on. Although, it may have been kept by the killer as a trophy, or left behind in the car whilst she was being dumped.
4) If she was murdered in the flat, WHY move the body? A stranger would NOT move the body there would be no pay-off, no benefit. It would only heighten the chance of getting caught i.e. more chance of being seen, incriminating evidence in car, CCTV, speed cameras, other flat dwellers, car users.
So,
It was either an abduction from the front door and a murder AWAY from the flat by a stranger. But no sexual motive? Perhaps Jo was too vocal, so the killer silenced her in a panic. An inexperienced abductor, opportune rather than premeditated? But that area of Bristol of an evening is busy, so there would likely be witnesses etc.
Or
A murder in the flat and a panicked dumping of the body by someone Jo knew. Only the parents or the boyfriend would need to deflect away from the flat.
The police need to know every movement of Jos family, friends, boyfriend and fellow flat dwellers between 17th December and the day she was found. They need to know what vehicles they drive, phone calls made, bank details, alibis.
As for the the pizza? Foo knows! Was there any evidence that it had been opened i.e. cheese droppings. Or evidence in the oven of Finest pizza burnt cheese, etc? A used plate? A cheesey stringed knife? I dont think we need to know the contents of her stomach to know whether it was eaten or not. If it is missing in its entirety, then she may have dropped it on her way home, left it in another shop (Ive done that before!!), donated it are there any homeless charities en route? She seemed quite merry on CCTV and may have acted on a whim, been forgetful.
Let's hope they get to grips with the case soon.