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Episode 4 - Coggle Diagram
Episode 4
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Fire destroyed a lot of evidence, such as Shelli's body. But they know she died naked. There were blood stains on her waterbed, so it was suspected that the murder started as a sexual assault.
Other evidence was found outside. Someone had cut the phone lines to all 5 of the apartments, and 350 feet away, there was a matchbook with a bloody hand or fingerprint on it. There was also two puddles of blood on the sidewalk in front of the apartment. In one of them was a broken off blade to a steak knife. there were also pieces of a bloody broken vase.
It was theorized that Shelli escaped the killer, and was caught, stabbed, and dragged 44 feet back into her apartment. The drag marks went right over the top of a bloody boot print, which was probably left when he dragged Shelli back into her apartment. The marks stopped at least 10 feet away from apartment 3. There was a bit more blood there, separated from the rest of the crime scene.
Allen Griffin, Shelli's ex-boyfriend, was interviewed as well.
Allen and Shelli dated through 1981, and continued as friends in 1982 at school. Allen stated that the only people that Shelli would hang around were Michelle, Michelle's boyfriend, and some of her coworkers. Allen also stated that their dates would mainly consist of casual sex.
Allen had an alibi. He spent the night with another woman, and it checked out. He was all clear.
- What lines from the episode had beautiful language and/or imagery that stood out to you? Why were these lines so powerful?
When Allen spoke about Shelli. He talked about her "awesome smile," and how genuine and safe she felt. It was nice to hear that about her, as people haven't really been sensitive in this podcast.
- What line, scene, event, or person in this episode could be seen as inspirational for people? Why and how?
Allen Griffin was so incredibly patient when being talked to about Shelli, especially with how racist and hostile the interrogator was being.
- How is the episode structured? Flashbacks? Linear? Does it jump around? How does that support what the narrators are trying to accomplish? Does it distract you from the episode or does it make the episode more interesting? Why?
This one jumps around a little bit, but it's mostly linear. I think that this is also easier to follow than when they use flashbacks.
- What is the narrator trying to accomplish with this episode? How well does the narrator do this?
Kim wanted to show some of the alternate suspects the police had been looking at. She does a good job at talking to Allen but can't talk to Larry, as he died in prison.
- If you could speak to the narrators and researchers, what changes would you suggest s/he makes? What could be improved? How?
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