From a comment left by a reader, whose cousin lived across from the townhouse in which Yasmin Ashareh and William Imona-Russel rented rooms:
From the residents of John Garland, that Friday night there was a lot of noise in that home where she lived and so did Immona Russell -- sounds like 2 men were arguing -- then in the early parts of the morning some more garbage bags were thrown out. Imona was still there that night - this is what the residents of that area are saying.
For your consideration. We don't know if one of the two men arguing was Imona-Russel, or if the argument had anything to do with the murder. We can't even be certain that this argument, if the report is accurate, occurred the night of the murder.
Heck, we're not even sure when Yasmin Ashareh was killed or if the townhouse was the scene of the crime. Remember, the police are saying nothing, and there is a publication ban on all evidence presented in court.
But it sure makes me wonder.
If true, two men changes the dynamic dramatically. Did both participate in the murder? Did they share a motive, or was one merely helping the one with a reason to kill Yasmin? If so, why? It seems less likely that the motive was related to lovers' quarrel taken to a tragic extreme -- I would expect one of the men to be a victim (or more accurately, an additional victim) in a situation like that.
Do the police know who this person is? Is there a reason why they haven't enlisted the public's help in finding him? Besides that all this might be completely wrong, I mean.
What was the argument about? Whether to kill Yasmin? Or how to dispose of the evidence? Were they arguing in English?
And why the stabs to the throat? I always come back to that. I think that means something. No details have been released from the autopsy. Were there defensive wounds besides the fatal wounds to the throat? I would expect defensive wounds if Yasmin was attacked by a single assailant. Actually, if it was a single assailant, I wouldn't have expected wounds to the throat -- the target is too small and too easily defended by a person who is free to defend herself. I would have expected stab wounds to the chest. But if there were two attackers, one could have kept her subdued.
