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Pyx, can you explain the "absence of beetle eggs" thing?

My error. I meant to type beetle larva. Beetles lay eggs within the body. The eggs hatch, and one of the growth stages is called a "larva". The time it take for a beetle to lay eggs and then for them to hatch and the offspring to reach larval stage has been very well documented and the times are quite precise. The absence of beetle lava would give the EARLIEST possible time Danielle Van Dam's body was exposed in the first place.

Incidentally, in my opinion, the lack of insects inside the brain is VERY troubling and leads me to suspect that Danielle may have been alive as late as February 12, 2002 or perhaps later. The body was not moved according to this witness who visited Danielle's body in situ. That phone call that's been mentioned earlier on February 16, 2002 really needs to be followed up on, in my opinion.