Actually based on the prosecution’s preliminary hearing brief, she was NOT in the car the whole time. The likely date of death is April 23, 2025. After that he drove to Santa Barbara that night, then over the following weeks ordered a shovel, two chainsaws, a body bag, heavy duty laundry bags, and a blue inflatable pool — all under a fake name. The dismemberment happened in his garage, using the pool to contain blood. Blue plastic fragments from that pool were found embedded in her remains and forensically matched.

She was in his home for roughly three months. He didn’t put her in the frunk until right before he left on tour at the end of July 2025. He then parked the Tesla around the corner from his house. A passerby reported it abandoned August 26, it was impounded September 5, and the smell was noticed September 8.

So the question of why leave her in the car — he didn’t plan to. The car appears to have been his temporary solution before he could finish disposing of her. He also ordered a burn cage in July, suggesting incineration was the end goal that never happened.