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Well, whose definition are we using here, too, right? Cuz you also have Ernest over here saying that what he did
to Linda wasn't sexual assault, and we know that's total BS. So, circling this back to Linda, what are all the
similarities and what, like if anything, is different in these two situations? Okay, so first of all, everyone we
talked to who has seen both Elena and Linda told us that they looked a lot alike. Both women were dark-haired, tan,
short, like around 5 ft tall. Both women were bound, both had their throats cut.
Now, as far as we know, Elena wasn't tied using zip ties. One of Mike's brothers remembers that it was a cord
from the blinds. So, her attacker seems a little less prepared than Ernest was with Linda 16 years later. And I can't
tell you if the same type of weapon was used because just like Ernest took the knife with him, Elena's [music] attacker
did the same thing. Also, they were each attacked in their home. A child was present in each case, which might be a
coincidence, but we know in Linda's case that Ernest used her granddaughter as leverage to make her comply.
Could Elena's killer have done the same thing? Like, I wonder if a child in the home was something
they were looking for rather than just like >> Right, like knowing they could use that
kind of against >> Yeah. their victim. Rather than just like something that would happen to be
there, right? Now, we know that Linda was sexually assaulted, but it's not totally clear if Elena was. I mean,
according to what KSP had told other reporters in the past, she was, but Elena's brother told us something
totally different. He said that he talked to someone in the coroner's office who told him that based on what
she read in the report, she didn't think Elena was sexually assaulted.

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Brief Summary

The episode compares the cases of Linda and Elena, focusing on attack similarities, methods, and conflicting details about sexual assault.

Key points

Similarities in Attacks. Both Elena and Linda were attacked in their homes, with children present.
Conflicting Reports on Assault. Elena's brother claims she wasn't sexually assaulted, contradicting earlier reports.

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Episode quotes

That's total BS.

Commenting on Ernest's denial of sexual assault.

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