Here's what I laid in bed in the middle of the night thinking about. What JS heard, or more importantly, what she didn't hear that morning. I'm putting my bet on JS's bedroom is the one on the MT, which is near the kitchen, if not right next to it.
Likely no sound of breakfast being made if her things were being tossed out at 7:35am. Even if it was the fridge, cupboards, and drawer being opened to retrieve stuff for cereal. It would have to have been before 7:35 and what teen is going to get out of bed that early to go to school? She was supposedly "dropped off" way too early as it was. I'm sure some teens do, but not all.
No talking, even if in whispers so as not to disturb JS who was supposedly "too tired to take Maddie to school that morning". Nothing. Just dead silence which would NOT be the norm IMO.
On the other hand, what might she have heard? Likely some shuffling around upstairs, but not the normal sounds. Perhaps a thud, or an "Oof" as SS picked her up to carry her out of the house as dead weight feels heavier than it is. IF she was killed in the house. Thus far we don't know that. Only that she was seen, likely to be deceased, at 8:19am when SS returned to the house with her in the car. He could have picked her up from somewhere else, but let's go with she was at her house for my early morning musings.
Other out of the ordinary sounds would be SS carrying her down that narrow looking staircase that I've seen in other condos in the same complex. I'd bet they all used the same basic floorplans. There'd likely be the sounds of her head, arms, and or feet brushing along the walls if he carried her in both arms. Or I suppose he could have picked her up and thrown her over his shoulder and carried her down. As for the crocs she was "last seen wearing"... They don't offer a lot of heel support. I'd imagine one or both would have fallen off as she was carried. Conversely, I wonder if LE actually found her white crocs still in her bedroom? How did she wear them? With or without the heel strap? I've seen people wearing them and the straps has usually fallen and not hugging the heels.
And where were her black shorts at? On the floor? The bed? Or folded up and in a drawer like she never even took them out?
What about kicking the front door open because SS's hands were full? Not a hard kick, but not a normal opening of the door. What all did JS hear, or not hear that morning? That is the question of the day for me.
Crocs can be worn backless, and even when the back strap is engaged, they offer very little support for your heel.
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