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Death on Ocean Boulevard: Inside the Coronado Mansion Case
by Caitlin Rother
A fascinating mystery that I'm surprised I'd never heard of before. I think this book does a good job of presenting all the different angles, possible suspects, scenarios, and holes in the evidence. But I didn't like how the author frequently inserted herself into the story--it came across as amateurish and like she was overcompensating, even though she is a seasoned crime journalist.
I think Max's death was a bizarre accident that Max's mother and aunt and Adam (Jonah's brother) blamed Rebecca for, and I think all 3 of them were involved in Rebecca's murder and body staging. The sensationalist way her body was staged was shocking and humiliating, a final FU to a woman whom Max's mom had always hated. Given Max's mother's history of violent public outbursts, the manner in which Rebecca was killed does not seem so surprising to me. The message on the door ("she saved max can you save her") being addressed to Jonah and placing ultimate responsibility for Rebecca's death on him also makes sense as coming from Dinah. Though it was portrayed as a childish vandalism in the book (and maybe the trial?), I think the message is quite psychologically sophisticated when you consider it coming frim Dinah to Jonah: can you save her from public humiliation, is your money enough to save her reputation, you actually cannot save her, I lost someone I love and so you will lose someone you love, etc. What I am surprised about is why Adam hasn't publicly put the blame on her, unless they both truly were involved in the murder and cover-up, and he knows that she would retalliate with that information.
I am confused about the blood on the steak knife handle: it is alleged that the handle was stuck into Rebecca's vagina and she was menstuating, so that means that the person was holding it by the blade? That doesn't make any sense?
I think Max's death was a bizarre accident that Max's mother and aunt and Adam (Jonah's brother) blamed Rebecca for, and I think all 3 of them were involved in Rebecca's murder and body staging. The sensationalist way her body was staged was shocking and humiliating, a final FU to a woman whom Max's mom had always hated. Given Max's mother's history of violent public outbursts, the manner in which Rebecca was killed does not seem so surprising to me. The message on the door ("she saved max can you save her") being addressed to Jonah and placing ultimate responsibility for Rebecca's death on him also makes sense as coming from Dinah. Though it was portrayed as a childish vandalism in the book (and maybe the trial?), I think the message is quite psychologically sophisticated when you consider it coming frim Dinah to Jonah: can you save her from public humiliation, is your money enough to save her reputation, you actually cannot save her, I lost someone I love and so you will lose someone you love, etc. What I am surprised about is why Adam hasn't publicly put the blame on her, unless they both truly were involved in the murder and cover-up, and he knows that she would retalliate with that information.
I am confused about the blood on the steak knife handle: it is alleged that the handle was stuck into Rebecca's vagina and she was menstuating, so that means that the person was holding it by the blade? That doesn't make any sense?