The theory that has generally been posted here from early on is that Honey arrived home earlier than Barry, perhaps by a couple of hours. In view of that, it has always seemed incongruous to me that she was found in her winter clothing. If she arrived home so much earlier, and still had her winter clothes on, it has been speculated here that she was either killed soon after arriving home; or that she was held hostage until later, perhaps when Barry arrived home.
Based on my reading, I would like to propose a different timeline scenario. I believe it is possible that Barry in fact arrived at home that night BEFORE Honey did. Let me explain.
Link to the Gomes press conference:
Gomes states (RBBM) "...What we have come to learn so far in our investigation that I'm willing to confirm with you today, is that
Honey and Barry Sherman were last seen alive in the evening hours of Wednesday, December 13th, 2017..."
Link to Toronto Star article:
How the investigation into the deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman turned from murder-suicide to double homicide | The Star
The Toronto Star article states (RBBM) "...Barry and Honey Sherman were both at Apotex headquarters l
ate in the afternoon on Wednesday, Dec. 13. They had a meeting with architects from the firm designing their new home in Forest Hill, an upscale Toronto neighbourhood.
Honey left Apotex first, before 5 p.m. Barry, founder of the generic drug giant,
left in the early evening. His last known email from his Apotex account was sent
between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., sources at Apotex say..."
In her press conference, Gomes states that they were both seen in the
evening hours of Wed Dec 13. Yet the Star reports that Honey left the Apotex
before 5 pm. I realize that there is no definitive time frame for the start or end of the "evening". However, IMO I think it reasonable to define "evening" in Toronto as a time range between say 6 pm and 8.30 pm or so. Before the evening IMO it's "afternoon". After the evening, starting at about 8.30 its "nighttime" IMO. The Collins English dictionary defines "evening" as extending to an even later time of day than I do- it defines evening as "...the part of each day between the end of the afternoon and the time when you go to bed..."
Honey
If the Star article is accurate, we know Honey left Apotex before 5 pm. IMO 5 pm is not "the evening", its late afternoon. So if Gomes statement is accurate, someone else must have seen Honey alive sometime that evening- i.e. sometime after she left Apotex. Maybe she went shopping; maybe met a friend; maybe went to a restaurant before going home.
But she was seen by someone in the evening- sometime between say 6 pm and 8.30 pm. Based on this, I would argue that she didn't get home before 6 as has been assumed by me and other posters. She was seen by someone in the evening, after 6 pm. She could have gotten home as late as 8.30 or even 9 pm depending on where she stopped on the way home.
Barry
If Gomes' statement is accurate, Barry left Apotex sometime in the "
early evening'. IMO that would be sometime between say 6 pm and 7 pm. Someone at work probably saw him around that time. Or video or security at work recorded his departure. His last known email from his Apotex account was between 6.30 pm and 8.30 pm. but we don't know if that was sent from his office; his smartphone; or from his home by logging into his Apotex email account on his home computer.
Allowing for a 30 minute drive to get home, depending if he left his office at 6 or 7, and assuming he didn't stop anywhere, Barry could have been at home as early as 6.30 or as late as 7.30.
Conclusion
Based on the information we have, it is possible that Barry was at home as early as 6.30 pm on the Wed Dec 13. It is also possible that Honey arrived home AFTER Barry that day, after stopping somewhere on her way home after she left Apotex before 5 pm. It may well be the case that Barry was the first one that was attacked, after he pulled into the garage; and that Honey arrived home later and was attacked at that time. This could possibly explain why she hadn't changed clothes, and was found wearing her winter clothing.
I realize this is all conjecture, but IMO words are important, and the use by Gomes of the reference to "evening" is important IMHO. It is very possible that we have had the timeline wrong, and that Barry arrived home that night
before Honey. I am not sure what that could mean or imply... yet.
Comments are welcomed.