The Fox news article doesn’t say what date the paint and shovels were bought at Lowes. I thought it was also interesting that the suspected crowbar weapon was turned in by someone who didn’t realize what they had until they saw the story about Maria’s death. IOW, one of the Laurean’s gave/loaned the crowbar to someone else instead of throwing it away. How stupid is that?
OK, so I can see how the date of the paint purchases would be a good indicator of about the time Marie was killed (like JUST BEFORE!)
As far as giving away the crowbar, stupid, but maybe hopeful that it would get lost in the shuffle of borrowed tools etc.