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Originally Posted by Ithekro
The poison theory has a second problem. Eva and her husband were likely with the other four before they turned in, so unless the poison was served after they left, it does not hold up very well.
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It may well have been served after they left, either intentionally or accidentally. It's possible they were intended to be victims #5 and #6, and their going to bed early saved their lives; in that possibility, Gohda and Shannon would simply be victims of convenience.
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Originally Posted by Luxa
However I have problems with the mutilation. If can think of only two rational reasons for that: either one or more of the victims are not really dead or one or more of the victims were impersonated before and someone seeing the dead bodies would recognise that fact.
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It could also be to disguise the cause of death. For example, if poison was used, some can leave telltale discolorations of the lips or tongue. If a gun was used, severely damaging the head could hide that fact as well -- at least sufficiently so that Nanjo couldn't identify cause of death. This could help the killer in that nobody knows how they killed.