Murder or Suicide?

[Aqua Letifer]

[Aqua Letifer]

That's for hookers, which I am not, but a lot of lefties write that way.

[George K]

https://www.scoopwhoop.com/world/is-this-a-murder-or-suicide-puzzle/

***evidence for murder***

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While a lot of people think that it’s a suicide, we strongly believe otherwise. This looks like a clear case of murder. Here are our reasons:

1. The person is clearly left-handed. The lamp is placed to the right side which is again a common tendency for a left-handed person. She is even holding a half burnt cigarette in her left hand so she obviously didn’t shoot herself.

2. Basic human behaviour suggests that we tend to finish all our work before committing suicide. So she would have finished her cigarette first before having to kill herself.

3. She’s holding the gun the opposite direction where the blood splatter is at. The point of impact and the blood splatter speak otherwise.

4. When you commit suicide by gun your body releases all tension, meaning the gun would not be in their hand.

5. The light is unplugged, and you can see (what seems like) the night sky in the window. How could the person write a suicide note in the dark?
   

***evidence for suicide***

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But then there’s an explanation for this being a case of suicide as well.

1. The person may very well be right-handed. Look at the position of the pen on the table. It’s positioned in a way that suggests that she was using her right hand to write.

2. There’s a distinct blood trail in the image. If you lay your head down in that position, you will notice your muscles make a nice pathway for blood to pool at your collar bone, like in the picture. Meaning the wound would have to be on the right temple.

3. The ashtray and coke can on the left-hand side are because he uses his non-dominant hand for recreation.
   

[Horace]

It may not even be a real picture. What if it's a drawing? Then there is no "truth", beyond the intent of the artist. I don't feel comfortable making any judgments until I know whether it's a drawing, or a real picture. Also I would like to know what wise women of color think, to get an always valuable second opinion from mystical truth seeking methods.