a tally in pathologist clarified through an interpreter, it was clear evidence that she had been strangled. mechanical x fix and. there is strangulation. or by means of strangulation. under cross examination, the doctor testified that despite those bruises on her thighs. he did not believe that ricky had been raped. he did see trauma to the back of her head. possibly called by a blunt object. could it have been a wine bottle that did not break? it could be any object that had a convex surface. it could even be a bottle, yes. the question was why lonnie would want her dead? according to prosecutors, the motive was money. lonnie had been the beneficiary of nikki s well. meaning, all that money that he