11-21-2001
Christie
Lance Wagner
Tequila bottle
In my findings there are a number of reasons.
He is the husband -- prime suspect
He stands to gain profit from the death of Raychel.
He confesses of undying love and devotion.
He continues to make the comments “Kyle is to blame, Kyle is the reason she is dead even if he is not the actual person that murdered her”.
His jealousy of Kyle and of Raychel's lack of affection is perfectly clear.
The murder weapon happens to be the one thing he mimics that was a favorite to the victim - therefore I am guessing he brought the bottle over to get his foot in the door on good standings with Raychel.
The fact that the stabbing was a result of overkill clearly states that the murderer knew the victim in a different perspective than others, or at least to his perception. The victim being stabbed in the front informs us the killer was intimate with the victim.
The crime scene also informs us that the victim didn’t feel guilty for the acts that had taken place -because the body was not covered up-however the attempt to hide the body could of been an act of guilt. Killers hide the body or cover the bodies of their victims if they feel remorse of some sort.
He has only himself as his alibi - he has approached the victim before and it is stated that Sharon stepped in when Raychel couldn’t shake Lance.
He remained to himself after he learned of the murder however he knew a bit more than others about the crime scene-enough to play off as if he had learned his information from the police -yet on an unsolved murder standard civilians are not informed about the crime scene etc because of the content and out of respect for the investigation.
He has motive, intent, and again no alibi.
Here is the basic set-up.
He is off reminiscing about the days his life was filled with Raychel’s presence. He reaches his lowest level of loneliness and decides to confront Raychel about his feelings of undying love and devotion to her. He stakes out Kyle’s place after learning about the T-T blow out and waits for no other reason than to think up what she is doing right now. Kyle leaves and he starts thinking up ways to introduce his presents out of the blue. Sergei. shows up and he waits. When he leaves he makes his move before anyone else shows up. He knocks on the door and Raychel partially opens the door and finds Lance there with her favorite drink (Tequila). She has had a bad day, there is no booze in the house so she lets him in. They have a drink and then he makes his move to negotiate himself into play once again in her love affairs. She laughs him off and makes a few statements all this time she is laughing at how pathetic he is. They fight and eventually he works his way into the kitchen where the bottle sits on the counter and he takes it and starts stabbing. She dies and his last attempt to vandalize her body is possible rape -but what does Lance care, he has rented prostitutes and paid them to act out this little play before- Something clicks then that she is actually dead or perhaps he hears something to cause him to panic, so he flees.
Now her poems are his poems because of the great marriage secret he let out of the bag and since his surroundings are a mix between greed, jealousy, anger and guilt. He is hostile toward his peers and honestly believes he is in the clear.
His statements alone off and on.
We now know of the murder weapon. I am sure he has it tucked away someplace, special.
His aggressive behavior and constant discuss with anyone whom ask him questions toward Raychel's murder. This web site and Raychel's material in which he is releasing. I am also going on a limb here and guessing that his book is either about the event in a fictional manner or perhaps even Raychel’s poetry and his side bar comments. Just because he stated his book isn’t about Raychel doesn’t mean it isn’t from Raychel’s blood and sweat.
Sergei also knows more than he is telling. I am going on a limb again and guessing that it has something to do with Lance being near the residence or something to incriminate Lance to an even greater level.
First of all, I am very impressed by the psychological aspects of your theory. The attention to detail shows how seriously you are taking this crime. That being said, I think many of the psychological aspects could include a number of other suspects.
Your motive for Lance is also suspect. While I understand that Lance was deeply and unrequitedly in love with Raychel, I do not understand how Lance profits from Raychel's death? From what I have read, Lance claims that the book he is writing in not about Raychel Vanderhoff.
I do think that Lance's prior history of accosting Raychel is a good reason for suspicion, especially considering that Sharon was needed to stop Lance's advances. If Lance is that persistent, isn't it possible that he has a tenacity (or anger?) that we haven't witnessed yet?
As for how he learned so much about the crime, I will speak with Detective Wakefield about how much or little information Lance was given during his interview. I also thought it was more complete than it should have been. However, I wonder (if he is responsible for Raychel's murder) how he could possibly remember exactly how many times he stabbed Raychel. I will report on that in the near future.
