He corrected me on the detail of when he had raped Rima. It was as straightforward and procedural a recounting as if he were describing the effort to change a flat tire. Yes, he had hit her hard enough to neutralize her, then had had sex with her when she was unconscious. He strangled her, and as she regained consciousness and gasped for air, he continued sexually assaulting her. Then he dragged her over to the nearby creek and forced her head underwater. But when he raised up her head again, she was still alive and gasping for air. So he grabbed a rock about the size of his hand and bashed it
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