Random but related thought (I know, a tad oxymoronic). I have been having a nagging thought that he probably strangled her. I know that is a bit preemptive, but based on some of the things he said it gives me that eerie feeling.
I guess we will have to wait and see, though...
I haven't really been wanting to think about what her COD was, but that just seems the most plausible to me currently.
JMO
IMO...
I sadly agree this is likely. I base this on bits of WH's "word salad" that may reflect some truths. IMO him saying they stared at each for
X number of minutes coincides with him actually staring at her as she "depart his presence". Obviously strangling someone often occurs as a face to face encounter (likely not at a gas station) and I find it more likely that he stared into her eyes as she was departing (passing). I also suspect he mentioned her departure at 12:45p because he was keenly aware of the time it was because he knew he was going to be late back to work and the clock was ticking for him to come up with a plan for what to do next.
We know about WH's criminal history, including previous indictments and mental health issues (bipolar, ADHD, alleged suicide attempts) from his pre-sentencing report. If we add to that his admittedly recent "increased" cocaine use, a marriage on the rocks and the risk of losing possession of "HIS" family all occurring in the same window could provoke his impulse control issues. I think he was and is a man with a lot of propensity for violence and poor decisions who had a lot on the line. He felt he was losing control and in this state of mind, if AJ made a comment or action that threatened "HIS" control, with his already precarious family situation, his rage would have been sudden and swift.
I mention the COD as strangulation because I don't believe there was advanced planning that would have put a gun in his hand to use against her. I think he lost control of his rage, which was usually concealed by this manipulation and charm (yuck!), and his bare hands were the closest weapon. Also to this point, if there was a shooting involved in AJ's death, she was either killed at/near where she was found OR we are still in need of a bloody crime scene somewhere. As of yet there has been no mention of any blood found anywhere to my knowledge. I would think if blood were found at JH's house (despite any cleaning), the hotel or any of the "known" vehicles we would have heard something by now. I think finding blood would also negate LE mentioning no foul play early on. Blood being found anywhere would have been a pretty BIG secret to keep quiet this long (especially with this group of "Chatty Cathy's" - no pun intended!).
I know the gun is a question mark with this scenario. Why admittedly mention to LE that they would never find the gun? I'm not sure but I believe it may have just been a situation that he felt he needed to have the gun out of the picture to better control the potential LE scenarios. Or maybe he had/used it for some other purpose such as threatening? Maybe he had it during the b&e and someone seen it on him? Perhaps someone else used it for something that could be tied back to that gun specifically if it fell into LE's hands? Being a felon he could not legally purchase a gun so it would have been obtained by a private sale most likely. BUT, even more likely in the criminal arena, it may very well have been "hot" so when LE became involved he did away with it, especially not knowing the weapons history. I would love to know if anyone seen him w/ a gun at some point and when that may have been? I would think if someone expected to "maybe" find their missing daughter in someone's house to the point of deciding to break into that house that one may have felt a need to be armed as well. At which point I wonder about the ammo found in the hotel room & on the MP report? Hhmm. Need to think on this more.
Motive = AJ likely presented some sort of threat to reconciliation w/ JH or was instigating JH's pursuing of the separation. Or possibly knowledge or a criminal act - drugs, etc. (Instead of being used on AJ, perhaps this is why the gun is not to be found?)
Means = He was obviously physically capable of harming AJ and may have had a gun accessible at this time.
Opportunity = The evolving and changing timeline gives us nothing but unaccounted for time. (Has anyone heard it mentioned what time he would do his vehicle swap at JH's house and typically leave for work?? If JH left at 7-730am w/ the sisters then when would he have been expected to come by the house?)
All JMO. Just want to express MOO and gets some more thoughts flowing. You know, because this thread isn't moving fast enough.
