What it boiled down to, we theorized, was that when Craig initially reported that the fighter never reacted to the stabbing, he—or the prosecution—became concerned it could be argued the fighter was already dead. In that scenario, even if there had been a stabbing, it wouldn’t be murder. But if Craig claimed blood spurted out, it would mean the fighter’s heart was still pumping. The problem with adding that detail was that, as I said, there was no sign of blood on me, my knife, or the sheath, and not enough blood on the body in the pictures to support such a claim. The prosecution’s own
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