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Uncovering the Mystery
My money is on Dina. She had motive (Rebecca was with the man to whom she screamed "you cannot leave me" while he tried to drive away and the dog attacked HER, not him, and anyone who knows dogs knows they attack the aggressor), plus, Rebecca was close to Max, and called him "my son", which I'm sure didn't thrill Dina. Dina had access to the house (was Rebecca going to deny her entrance to the home?) and a violent past, which neither of the Shacknai brothers seemed to possess. Adam was called in to be there for Jonah after Max fell. Dina lived just blocks from the mansion, and the "loud music" that was heard the night before she died could have been played to cover up a crime. Rebecca was extremely close to her family, so she would NEVER leave her family with the legacy and image of their daughter/sister/niece/aunt dangling naked from a balcony with her feet and hands bound. Men commit suicides four times more often than women, and they usually do it by shooting or hanging. Women usually do it with poison, and there are more suicide "attempts" due to the fact that women seek help more than do men. Rebecca was a "fitness freak" so she had endorphins going constantly. People who keep themselves in shape 99.9% of the time don't kill themselves. They have too much self respect. The cops are ascertaining the security surveillance camera film from the hospital from the date leading up to Rebecca's death. My money is on Dina. She has the violent history, couldn't let go of her husband even after the divorce, and that type of personality who maybe can't take it when someone who perhaps in her eyes, "steals" their husband then calls their son "my son", then is the overseer when the son dies. Jonah's first wife, Kimberly, apparently had no violent problems with Jonah, even though it's reported by Kimberly that Jonah had said on their honeymoon, "perhaps it's a mistake that I married you". Kimberly chose to stay after that, and had two children with him, and their 13 year old daughter is apparently the party who called 911 after Max fell down the stairs. Rebecca referred to her as "my daughter". Perhaps Dina was just sick and tired of that whole scene. Again, I wouldn't be surprised if Dina is taken into custody. She came from Redwood City, California and to her, marrying Jonah was probably like hitting the jackpot. If you look on her Facebook account, she has a picture of herself from when she was probably about 27 or so, about the time she met Jonah. She's actually 40 but looks older than that in her photos, and I can see her going nuts on Rebecca. Rebecca ruined her whole fairy-tale life and was just two blocks away from the mansion. Neither of the Shacknai's have a violent history, and Jonah's only issues were with Dina, not Kimberly, not Rebecca, not anyone else. Think about it.— July 22, 2011 9:18 p.m.