Oh, ok, so we have to click on " news feed" first? I'll have to look for that. I'm following a few posters but don't have any idea how to find their posts! Thank you.
Is that true even after being submerged for days? Is it the same in salt water and fresh water? (not saying it isn't, I really don't know)
I think this is possible. But even if you find oil in those places, there will likely be an observable cause of death if they were strangled.
CW could argue at trial it wasn't his intent for SW to die and he was only trying to stop the strangulation of his child. My post was about why he hid the bodies and I think he hid them because he thought he caused SW's death and he panicked. JMO
Drowning is a tough cause of death to prove. Usually it is determined to be the cause of death after all other methods of death are excluded (for a body found in or near water).
Its probable that he killed all three as well as his unborn son and hid them because he was scared.
@NuttMegg that is a great point. Based on the affidavit, it states 3 counts of tampering with a deceased human body. So if that was the charges then the girls were dead when put into the vats. I am assuming that is the tampering with a deceased human body aspect. And further to that, it said in affidavit the crime/s occurred at the home.
I'd think they would float for awhile if they were truly sealed in plastic, but I don't know. I also don't even know if they would sink within 4 days if not in bags at all. And yes it sounds like they were taken out of the bottom of the tanks after they were drained. A lot we don't know!
That makes sense based on the affidavit, and common sense.
I don't think that there is any difference, but you can have a dry drowning too, when the trachea will go into a spasm and not allow the water to enter the lungs.
Fluids can enter the body during decomposition, but the crucial question is if it reached the lungs and stomach. As the girls were found not TOO long after being submerged in crude oil it stands to reason that the decomp was still in early stages so that other fluids could not enter the lungs/stomach??
Agreed - and if he generally parked his truck in the street, the neighbor may not notice him leaving early - maybe they just noticed on this day because he was in the driveway.
Oh, I'm such a contrarian, I would just like to know how they know all 3 died in the house. IF a cadaver dog gave the right signs, how would they know the dog was indicating 3 different bodies? But maybe they have a bunch of other evidence. Like the hair and other stuff.
I love your last paragraph about SW.
Go up to the top right corner on this page, and click "alerts". Then go to the left at the top but not exactly at the top and see where there is a tab that says "my news feed". Click on that, and if you have followed someone their posts will show up there. Also there is a column down the left side of the page with "my news feed", under alerts. Try it out!! I don't know how far back in time they save the posts you follow, though.
Agree @MassGuy, that likely strangulation cause of death for all 3 because in any and all photos I located on line of LE removing 2 bags from the home that night when CW was arrested, they were not wearing any protective covers or booties. Then when the defense team went in to collect items, they were also not wearing any protective covers or booties. My thinking is there was no blood involved.
A degree in Chemical Engineering might know too!
