Christmas night

I have been around for a lot of Christmases - the time before can be hectic and tense - but Christmas Day - after the gifts have been opened and the main meal handled - it is a time to relax, a giant sigh. Even if there is company in the house or a trip home ahead, it is still a time of relief.

I had a hard time imagining a parent spending a nice day with family and friends, having the day end, experiencing "the sigh" and seeing the kids tucked in their beds - - then going to bed and - - "Gee, I don't know what it feels like to use a garotte to choke the life out of a living being - - - guess I shouldn't pass up on an opportunity to experience something new. I'll go get the kid."

Just didn't seem logical to me.

Much easier to think it was some sickpuppy (like Tuitt in the Stephanie Crowe murder)