http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Mon, 7 Jan 2008 03:08:03 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/01/12/080503.php#comment-685779 something is very fishy... considering the direction of the stabs were atypical to those generally seen in cases of self inflicted stab wounds. also, there was no hesitation wound, inconsistent with that generally seen in those kinda cases. Most importantly, I have read that Chiba stated that they were having an argument. And what happens again and again when couples fight?... C'mon people... They very often physically HURT EACH OTHER! I think given the facts of the case she most likely stabbed him and then covered her tracks and the reason the police took no action is they know they HAVE TO PROVE IT, or have better than a 50% chance of proving it. This is very difficult given that the probable murderer is the only witness and the physical evidence is inconclusive at best. People keep stressing that he sang about suicide and was depressed BUT at least he was dealing with those feelings in his music and -with medication. She most likely stabbed him, or, in the .03% chance that the laws of physics and typical human relationships were suspended and he did do it, then she drove him, or partly drove him to do it, as it happened while they were fighting. 685779@blogcritics.org Mon, 7 Jan 2008 03:08:03 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/01/12/080503.php#comment-679585 I think it strange that so many people have no problem with the idea of a human plunging a knife into his heart; pulling it out, and plunging it back through the heart (and making a new hole next to the other one at that.) I'd like you to imagine (seriously) doing that to yourself - regardless if you were as depressed as he. Serioiusly ...imagine it. If Chiba was taking a shower, it is entirely possible that someone came in the house and stabbed him. People do that sort of thing to celebrities; look at George Harrison for example. It's also possible that she did it; but there is no proof. I can't form a clear opinion on that one. It's possible, but it's a pretty nasty charge. 679585@blogcritics.org Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:27:56 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/01/12/080503.php#comment-644324 I don't know how Chiba's personality is, but I doubt she wanted to kill him (why would she do that? She wouldn't get absolutely no profit of it, no money, no properties, no popularity...). At the worst, she might have found Elliott trying to stab himself and tried to avoid it, but he finally managed to stick the knife into his chest (and that'd explain why he got all those lacerations in the arms, etc.); AND ANYWAY Do you think we should be suspicious of her because apparently she tried to remove the knife of his chest? Of course she could have touched it for other reasons, but if it was my boyfriend I'd have tried to take out the knife too, no matter what it may look like later. One could think that doing that could save his life -or be less painful. If the police say they haven't found enough evidence for incriminating her, you should think this may be for some reason. I still have doubts, but I think it was possible that he finally, and unexpectedly, got the courage to kill himself in a moment of despair, and his girlfriend arrived too late as she hadn't realized he was serious that time. In that case, nobody is to blame. 644324@blogcritics.org Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:27:43 EDT