** The Murder of Julia Wallace **

[etenguy]

bingo. and once shes dead, hes got more than enough time now to do a thorough burgle. but was does he do? leave money lying around, scattered on tje floor, in a glass in another room. oh but puts the safe back. lol. cmon.

Hi Abby

There are a lot of issues with seeing this crime as an intended burglary, the following are just a few.

• As you state, much was left in the house that a burglar would find valuable and easy to take.
• Would a burglar, even interupted, commit murder?
• Julia seems to have been taken by surprise when murdered - not a sign that she interupted a crime.

So, as you conclude, was the intended crime murder from the outset? I think the evidence suggests it was and in that case Wallace becomes a strong suspect.

[etenguy]

Cheers etenguy. Crossed post.

This was very convenient for Wallace, that he should pass the back door of his neighbours just as they were leaving for the evening. He couldn't have known that would happen and yet that gives him the witnesses when finding the body. If the Johnstones had left 30 minutes earlier, the whole door and lock issues would not have been seen by anyone and Wallace would have found Julia alone. This being the case, that Wallace would not know his neighbours would conveniently come out, there is no reason for the door lock issue to be played up by Wallace, which leads me to wonder whether the issues Wallace faced with the door that night were real.

[Abby Normal]

This was very convenient for Wallace, that he should pass the back door of his neighbours just as they were leaving for the evening. He couldn't have known that would happen and yet that gives him the witnesses when finding the body. If the Johnstones had left 30 minutes earlier, the whole door and lock issues would not have been seen by anyone and Wallace would have found Julia alone. This being the case, that Wallace would not know his neighbours would conveniently come out, there is no reason for the door lock issue to be played up by Wallace, which leads me to wonder whether the issues Wallace faced with the door that night were real.

i see it tje other way. his plan was probably to act locked out , amd if no one saw him going back in forth, his next step would be to start knocking on neighbors doors looking for help. i bet he was ecstatic his neighbors came out just then.

and poof... he suddenly can get in. how convenient.