A case with holes in it
It makes no sense for a man to kill a woman right after he has slept with her, especially if he has deposited his semen (DNA) inside her. That is just too dumb to fathom.
The whole saga around Jowie killing Monica seems to have one glaring hole in it>>>>Motive! Some have said that the motive might have been money.
The guy being one of those men who live off women, apparently got lured by the big wads of cash Monica had lying around. Supposedly this is what drove him to murder her without forethought as to the potential repercussions, right after they had intercourse. This just doesn’t make any sense when you consider what the guy did for a living. Throw in the botched suicide attempt (where a trained killer supposedly tried to end himself by aiming for the shoulder and not the head) and things get even more improbable. The money is a plausible but rather weak motive given the particular set of circumstances surrounding this case. I present an alternative hypothesis as to what might really have happened by approaching the case from the point of view of who had the most motive to kill Monica. In my assessment, Jacque Maribe is far from an innocent victim of circumstances, as she comes through as the person with the highest motive to commit this murder. Just to be clear the whole analysis is hypothetical and does not reflect any knowledge of events that transpired on the fateful night.
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
Imagine a situation where a woman has opened up her life to some guy. Not only is she supporting him financially, she has practically given him access to her bank accounts and ATM cards. She gives him her car whenever he needs it and has even opened up her home to the guy. He lives under her roof, eats her food, and sleeps in her bed. Not only has she given her body to him, she has also opened up her family to him. Her child probably considers him a father figure, and she is looking forward to the day her engagement to the guy translates to a wedding. A beautiful dream that is rudely shattered when she gets wind that her man is cheating on her.
The triangle
Jowie being attracted to beautiful and successful women probably had an affair going on with Monica. They probably both kept it on the down low, with Monica being aware that she was stealing fruit from someone else’s tree. The fact that they retrieved the guy’s semen from the dead lady means that the two had a long running affair. Bareback sex is more common among a couple that has had repeated sexual encounters to the point of building mutual trust. Bareback sex with the guy finishing inside might reveal a deeper connection that probably ran into the emotional realm and it is probable the guy had an intense love affair going on with the lady rather than a few random sexual trysts. The evidence of the semen can reveal a great deal about the level of intimacy and affection the two shared and it is highly likely that the relationship between the two had been going on for quite a while behind Jacque Maribe’s back. It was only a matter of time before things came to light as such matters almost always end up doing. At some point someone must have recognized Jowie and seen him with Monica. It might have happened at Monica’s place given that Jowie was rolling around in Maribe’s car which her friends might easily have noticed at Monica’s place. One of Maribe’s friends might have noticed Jowie with Monica repeatedly at her apartment and informed Maribe. The fact that Monica lived along Dennis Pritt road, just a few blocks away from Maribe’s workplace, makes it likely that someone in Maribe’s circles might have seen Jowie with Monica and told on him.
From Juba with Love
Jowie must have been informed by Monica that she was coming to Nairobi on the material day. From the evidence revealed to the public, the two were communicating and had planned to meet as soon as the lady arrived. This dovetails well with reports from the lady’s neighbors who say Jowie arrived as they were catching up with Monica and they had to leave to give the two some space. Pausing at this point, it is important to consider who else might have known of Monica’s arrival. The first name that pops to mind is Jacque. If she was aware of something going on between Jowie and Monica, it is possible she was secretly keeping tabs on the guy’s phone and might have known on that day that Jowie and Monica were planning to meet at her place. Women are very good with investigating when they suspect their men are cheating. Throw in the journalistic training and I wouldn’t be surprised if Jacque knew all there was to know about her arch nemesis, Monica. What happens when Monica and Jowie are left alone by the neighbours is what is contentious. I hypothesize that the two lovers embraced each other sexually and made up for the time they hadn’t been together. And either during the act or shortly afterwards, a third party burst onto the scene. One very incensed Jacque Maribe, who had gone to the house where she had been told her fiance was holed up with another woman. What follows is the stuff of passion. Maddened by the anger and betrayal, Jacque might have grabbed a knife and lurched at the other woman’s neck, attacking her savagely driven by a jealous rage. Jowie on seeing what had happened, jumps out of bed and assesses the situation. He realizes Monica is too grievously injured to recover, and realizes her death will condemn his fiance to a life behind bars. His training kicks in and he moves to quickly handle the situation. To prevent the wounded lady from screaming or raising attention, he tapes up her mouth. To prevent her from taking the gag off, he binds her hands. He places her in a bathtub to dispose of the blood and bleed her out faster.
A clean up job
Jowie sanitizes the scene of the crime to remove any evidence that would tie Jacque to the crime. He leaves just enough evidence to implicate himself instead and throw the detectives off the scent of his fiance. Despite what people think, that Jowie was an amateur who botched up and left evidence of himself all over, it might actually be a smart plan to mislead investigators and take them down the wrong path. After the cleanup, the two probably left the place for their home where they destroyed any material that tied them to the crime that had happened.
Trouble in paradise
At home the two must have come to terms with what had happened after a few hours. I hypothesize Jacque was the first to crack as the reality of what she had done hit home. Looking for someone to blame for the whole mess, her anger and frustration might have caused her to turn on Jowie. Were it not for his cheating and selfish ass, she wouldn’t have done what she did. This might have led the two to have a bad quarrel which might have escalated to the point where Jacque grabbed the guy’s gun. Perhaps too angry to care, she might have shot at the guy, narrowly missing his organs and instead wounding him on the shoulder. The anger subsides, she drops the gun afraid of what else she might do. A bullet rolls under the bed from the dropped gun. The two rush to hospital to get Jowie treated. Attempted suicide is the only thing they can tell doctors since if Jacque admits she shot the guy that would be attempted murder. It would also introduce the question of why they had been fighting in the first place. So first they roll with the story of gunmen on a motorcycle and later a suicide attempt by Jowie when the former explanation fails to add up. They try to get treatment at different facilities without going to the police first, driving all the way out to Kijabe. At some point they realize they have to file a police report for doctors to agree to treat Jowie. Thus they agree to a story on what happened and take an oath to stick to it and not sell each other out. As long as they hold out, they believe prosecutors will not be able to prove the case conclusively. And thus they end up both being charged with murder, but true to their design the investigators have it mixed up as to who committed the murder and who helped cover up. This is their ace in the game.
Conclusion
From the foregoing it can be seen that Jacque had the most motive both for murdering Monica as well as for shooting Jowie. Monica was the victim of a jealous rage, and Jowie was shot during a confrontation that escalated a little too fast. If the above were true it would indicate the Jacque might have a violent temper capable of anything, which doesn’t tie in with descriptions of her given by friends and colleagues. Perhaps a full psychological evaluation is needed to better understand what she is capable of. Jowie might be the guy who tried to cover up best as he could for the woman he had betrayed. If this were the case then the two will not turn on each other as their incentives for maintaining the current story are aligned. The above is all based on suppositions and limited information as to the evidence unearthed. However it presents an intriguing perspective from which to consider the entire case.