Reply #108: Simple way to determine whether it was murder or suicide:

[BreweryYardRat]

Get a ballistics or coroner's report telling us the angle of the bullet entry wound.

If it's a straight shot from anywhere other than the front, it was either murder or assisted suicide. The article says she shot herself with her service rifle.

I don't think it's possible to fire one of those things into your temple without it entering at an angle, and I'd be amazed if you could manage to reach around behind yourself and keep the rifle on target with the back of your head. If there's anyone here who's military or ex-military, please correct me if I'm wrong.

So, if that's the case, she either got someone to help her or they did kill her.

I suck at phrasing this, since I've just gotten up. Tell me if you don't get what I'm saying.