02-17-2013, 12:41 PM
(02-15-2013, 07:27 PM)Maggot Wrote: I wonder if the beautiful model was a bitch and said a bunch of stuff to piss him off enough to shoot her. A crime of passion has many facets and if this guy was weak and got angry from her words, he would blast her if she said stuff like "if you were a whole man" you just never know.
It does not excuse a killing but I could see it happening. He might break down and admit everything once pressed.
Just speculating though.
IDK, could have happened that way, but Steenkamp always praised Pistorius publicly. FWIW, The Mirror quotes Reeva's friend as saying that Pistorius incessantly called Reeva when she was working and that she was complaining about how possessive and insecure Oscar had become.
I wish that the trial was going to be televised so that we could hear the actual police evidence. In South Africa there isn't a jury; it's trial by judge and he's ruled that the trial will be closed to the public.
These are the latest facts according to South African newspaper, City Press and US + UK papers:
-There was no sign of forced entry into the home.
-Reeva was in a nightgown when she was shot; her overnight bag was in the bedroom and the bed indicated that at some point both parties had been it that night/morning.
-Neighbors heard arguing late that night and either called police or the community security guards to investigate.
-Reeva was killed about 3 hours later.
-Pisotrius did not call police; he called his dad and a friend.
-Pisotrius carried Reeva out of the bathroom and down the stairs before paramedics and police arrived.
-Police recovered the 9mm that Pistorius used to kill Reeva inside the home.
-Reeva's skull had been crushed. A bloody baseball bat was taken from Pistorius's bedroom. Police are analyzing it to determine if the blood is Reeva's or that of Pistorius (to rule out that Reeva used it to defend herself; doesn't look like he had any injuries however). Police are also testing the bat to determine if it was used in attempt to break down the bathroom door.
-Police believe that Reeva was shot in the hip while in the bedroom, went into the bathroom for shelter (sitting on the toilet suffering from wound); Pistorius shot 3 times into the bathroom. She was shot in the head and in the hand, hand wound likely due to her trying to protect her face.
-Police are analyzing his blood and did tox screen; "roid rage" is being suggested as a possible defense tactic. Speculation.
-There have been domestic disturbance calls to Pisotrius's house in the past; a 19 year old girlfriend accused him of assault but there wasn't enough evidence to prove that he intended to harm her and no charges were pressed; Pistorius threatened to break the legs of a man involved in an altercation (over another woman) and police had to intervene. All of this occurred within the last couple of years.
Pisotorius's family is trying to sell the intruder story and making a lot of public statements to that effect, but that makes no damn sense at all and police have confirmed that it doesn't fit the evidence in any way; it is not under consideration. Pisotrius's family has declared that it's going to send its own forensics experts to examine the house when police finish. I think it's denial or damage control that's driving them.
I don't think Pisotrius is going to tell the truth; looks like he's an entitled athlete/hero with a bad temper and controlling/possessive nature. Like OJ. JMO based on what's been confirmed so far.
Refs/Sources:
http://www.citypress.co.za/news/exclusiv...t-oscar-2/
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/...at-1714513