[Moonmad27]

They say the killer might have taken the ring to sell or as a trophy? How about to disguise who the victim was - especially if someone she knew killed her? Odd they left that out. (As an aside, I can't believe that little ring cost $416 either - if it was bought by her family in Modesto, the jewelry stores there are overcharging like crazy!)

[mombonn]

I can't believe that little ring cost $416 either

I read on another thread that her Mother had it custom-made - had a couple of diamond chips and her initials carved into it. That adds up.

[miss marmelstein]

Exactly! It took me one episode of "The Sopranos" to figure out that removing rings and other pieces of jewelry from a dead body is an excellent way of hiding its identity. And even if the ring turned up at a pawn shop, it could have been fenced over and over again to distance the person who stole it from Chandra from the person who pawned it. And if I remember correctly, sniff dogs alerted police to the fact that Chandra's trail ended directly at the curb of her apartment building - but only now they decide to interview cabbies??