[trussell]

I am having a hard time understanding how 2 young girls, being woke up in the early morning hours, would not be startled enough to scream.

I would think waking up to a stranger in the room would make me, as an adult, scream. How would it not scare the bejesus out of children?

[Utah Girl]

Good points. I don't know if Elizabeth was already awake when the perp came into the bedroom, or what. One thing is for sure, many parents are teaching their children to make noise, a lot of noise if they are ever approached by a stranger with or without a gun. It would have made a difference in this case.

Unfortunately, we'll probably never know what went on the bedroom from Elizabeth's standpoint.

[varina davis]

I would think waking up to a stranger in the room would make me, as an adult, scream. How would it not scare the bejesus out of children?

Unless it wasn't a stranger.

[TXLady]

Makes you wonder what would have happened if Elizabeth had "accidently" knocked over a lamp, tripped on the stairs, or bumped into furniture. She was probably too traumatized to think past the fact that the perp had a gun and what he might do to her entire family.