When John Ramsey found her, he said she was lying on her back with her arms in what would be a raised position at the sides of her head, prone to the floor. Her elbows were bent outward at about ear level, with her wrists tied together and the length of cord connecting them lying behind her head.
He picked her up to carry her upstairs and she was apparently in full rigor. Det. Arndt said he was carrying her upright, holding her under her armpits, with his arms extended to hold her out away from his body. He had loosened one wrist loop so that her hands were no longer tied together, but her arms were raised in the air.
The level of the top of her head was above the top of his head.
There was nothing that would've obstructed the headspace on his way between the wine cellar room, the basement stairs, the main level doorway and the entry hall.
No blood was flowing and couldn't have pooled upward into her skull area.
You don't think it's possible that he started out carrying her in a different position, realizing that wasn't working because she was stiff? I mean, the guy was out of his mind with panic. You don't suppose he could have accidentally whacked her head on the way through the basement and up the stairs?
Not sure what you mean in the last sentence. Her head was turned to the right and that's where the pooling was.