I'm mostly a "silent stalker" on this site, but I've got to add my .02 cents here.
First I want to mention why QT went with her to the hospital when she had a cold. It wasn't because he cared about her. I highly doubt it was because she was sick, either. Whether her idea or his, it was for the pharmaceuticals. Someone needed/wanted pseudoephedrine. We know she did sell pills at least once while QT was with her.
Second, what she said unfortunately seems to be working against her, and not for her. I am certain that she was not trying to say "car wreck". According to CH's testimony, he asked what happened, and she told him that she was set on fire. He tries to explain how he was able to understand what she was saying, and when you understand him correctly it makes sense. For example, when she was coming towards him with her arms out saying, "help me, help me."
We are able to understand each other pretty well without even hearing what is said, by just going off of body language, expression, etc. Also, in the smae way taht you are albe to raed tihs snetecne (reading the whole word instead of every letter), we can interpret spoken words by just hearing main syllables. So, CH could have easily understood that she was saying "help me", just by hearing "hehhh, eee", which is probably pretty close to what she sounded like. The "l", "p", and "m" all require either tongue or lips to make the sound.
As far as him understanding her name, I think that was a similar scenario. This time he would have been close enough to also analyze her mouth movements to help him understand what she was saying. Just because no sound came out for certain letters, doesn't mean her mouth didn't still move at least a little in the attempt. So when CH says that she told him that she was set on fire, I believe that she did. If she knew that she was set on fire, she knows it was not a car wreck, and would have no reason to say that.
Now, on to the Eric/Derrick dilemma. There are several things I want to point out. First, is that with one of the other responders testimony, he states that when he asked her who did it, she said "Eric". When he asked her for his last name, she again said, "Eric". That would indicate to me that what she had initially said was the persons last name, and that would be why she repeated herself.
I saw on this thread a couple pages back where someone had said that when asked for a last name, she just shrugged her shoulders. I don't remember seeing or reading that anywhere. But if that did happen, I would think it was because she had been saying the last name, and that was her way of trying to relay that she had already told them, or that they couldn't understand it.
I'm also seeing that many don't see any relation between Eric/Derrick and Tellis. I see a huge relation between them. Most importantly being that the only two sounds which don't require lip or tongue to make are the "eh" and "i" sounds, just like in the name Tellis. If you make the "t" and "d" sounds, you'll see that they require nearly an identical movement of the tongue to the roof of the mouth. Now, if you say Eric and Tellis in your best southern drawl, you'll feel the "c" in Eric kind of roll out the back of your mouth, getting almost pushed out with the middle of your tongue, while the "s" in Tellis rolls out from mid-mouth to the tip of your tongue. So the ending sounds, while not totally similar, are not totally dissimilar either. Remember that every minute that goes by her entire respiratory system is getting more inflamed and harder for her to speak.
Sorry for writing a novel there, but its so important.
Another thing that I haven't seen many people take note of that I thought was incredibly relevant, was one of the first responders and his encounter with the black male who was looking off into the woods. He noted that when the black male was walking away he was wearing a blue top, but that at some point he removed that and was then wearing a white top. Remember it is dark, and if not directly in the light, it would be hard to distinguish between darker colors. But the white would stand out. I never saw whether they learned who that was or not. IMO it could have been Tellis, noticing that the car door was open, having a panic attack knowing that she will identify her assailant if she lives.
First I want to mention why QT went with her to the hospital when she had a cold. It wasn't because he cared about her. I highly doubt it was because she was sick, either. Whether her idea or his, it was for the pharmaceuticals. Someone needed/wanted pseudoephedrine. We know she did sell pills at least once while QT was with her.
Second, what she said unfortunately seems to be working against her, and not for her. I am certain that she was not trying to say "car wreck". According to CH's testimony, he asked what happened, and she told him that she was set on fire. He tries to explain how he was able to understand what she was saying, and when you understand him correctly it makes sense. For example, when she was coming towards him with her arms out saying, "help me, help me."
We are able to understand each other pretty well without even hearing what is said, by just going off of body language, expression, etc. Also, in the smae way taht you are albe to raed tihs snetecne (reading the whole word instead of every letter), we can interpret spoken words by just hearing main syllables. So, CH could have easily understood that she was saying "help me", just by hearing "hehhh, eee", which is probably pretty close to what she sounded like. The "l", "p", and "m" all require either tongue or lips to make the sound.
As far as him understanding her name, I think that was a similar scenario. This time he would have been close enough to also analyze her mouth movements to help him understand what she was saying. Just because no sound came out for certain letters, doesn't mean her mouth didn't still move at least a little in the attempt. So when CH says that she told him that she was set on fire, I believe that she did. If she knew that she was set on fire, she knows it was not a car wreck, and would have no reason to say that.
Now, on to the Eric/Derrick dilemma. There are several things I want to point out. First, is that with one of the other responders testimony, he states that when he asked her who did it, she said "Eric". When he asked her for his last name, she again said, "Eric". That would indicate to me that what she had initially said was the persons last name, and that would be why she repeated herself.
I saw on this thread a couple pages back where someone had said that when asked for a last name, she just shrugged her shoulders. I don't remember seeing or reading that anywhere. But if that did happen, I would think it was because she had been saying the last name, and that was her way of trying to relay that she had already told them, or that they couldn't understand it.
I'm also seeing that many don't see any relation between Eric/Derrick and Tellis. I see a huge relation between them. Most importantly being that the only two sounds which don't require lip or tongue to make are the "eh" and "i" sounds, just like in the name Tellis. If you make the "t" and "d" sounds, you'll see that they require nearly an identical movement of the tongue to the roof of the mouth. Now, if you say Eric and Tellis in your best southern drawl, you'll feel the "c" in Eric kind of roll out the back of your mouth, getting almost pushed out with the middle of your tongue, while the "s" in Tellis rolls out from mid-mouth to the tip of your tongue. So the ending sounds, while not totally similar, are not totally dissimilar either. Remember that every minute that goes by her entire respiratory system is getting more inflamed and harder for her to speak.
Sorry for writing a novel there, but its so important.
Another thing that I haven't seen many people take note of that I thought was incredibly relevant, was one of the first responders and his encounter with the black male who was looking off into the woods. He noted that when the black male was walking away he was wearing a blue top, but that at some point he removed that and was then wearing a white top. Remember it is dark, and if not directly in the light, it would be hard to distinguish between darker colors. But the white would stand out. I never saw whether they learned who that was or not. IMO it could have been Tellis, noticing that the car door was open, having a panic attack knowing that she will identify her assailant if she lives.
