[callisto]

"The twisted wire, looped in a figure-eight with a knot tied in one of the loops, was found June 6 by two detectives working for the Levy family. "

I'd say by that description that someone's hands were tied up with the wire. The knotted tights previously found may have tied her legs together.

[Mo1]

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[Plummz]

Either or both (esp the wire) could also be used to hold together a skeleton.