Me too, though a pillow is a possibility. A choke hold makes sense because the brain damage was particular to the frontal areas fed by the carotid arteries. Something cut that arterial flow. Having her face pushed into a carpet also makes sense, especially given the bone scan. I'd almost swear the odd pair of injuries to her spine at L1 and the bone bruise on her femur were made by a big man's knees pinning her down. Michael is twice her size. If he was on her back, she didn't have a ghost of a chance. Her lactic acidosis suggests that she struggled desperately for air until she passed out.
You've got a good memory! The choke hold theory is problematic, only because there weren't visible bruises. That doesn't mean it couldn't have happened. If you do it right, it doesn't leave visible bruising. Cops know how to do it right.
Her bone scan should have gotten MS hauled in for questioning, at the least. Reading the report made me sick, because she went through hell. She did not get those injuries from an ATV(?) accident, jaywalking with a bike, or a car accident. I'm just recounting all the broken bones my kids have suffered over the years. No, this was caused by being beaten. Anyone who has been abused and ignored by the system should be made aware that medical reports aren't always vindication against your abuser.
Those spinal injuries could very well have been made by someone's knees pinning her down. I always keep in mind that MS is an adulterer, and someone else could have done this to her on his behalf. MS however, did not want Terri to ever be able to talk about it. Imo, that is why he went to such lengths to have her deprived of any meaningful therapy, and ultimately killed.