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Blood Pattern Evidence and the Decision to Charge
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The forensic evidence that finally cracks the case wide open is blood. Joe Ryan's bloodstains are small, round, and vertical — consistent with someone lying motionless as blood drips down. Brendan's clothing is covered in elongated, chaotic spatters — the marks of someone actively moving through blood in motion. The story the blood tells points to Brendan as the stabber. When testing confirms the pattern, prosecutors finally have something solid. In October 2023, Juliana is arrested for Joe Ryan's murder — specifically the second, fatal shot, which she had admitted Joe was incapacitated before she fired. The discovery of Christine's erasure from the home during the arrest search only reinforces investigators' conviction. Juliana, initially steadfast in her loyalty, remains silent.
Body-cam footage showed Joe Ryan's hands folded neatly across his chest in what detectives called a 'funeral pose,' with blood-free skin under and between his fingers — inconsistent with him being the attacker.
