The Lynn Amos case has always bothered me. Part of me thinks that her death was an accident because the nurse at the hospital asked her if she knew what had happened to her and Lynn shook her head no. There was no sign of forced entry; the police suspect that the killer may have had a key or she let whoever it was inside her home, which means she knew her killer. A cigarette butt was found in her bed by the investigators but that doesn't necessarily mean she was a smoker, in fact evidence pointed to the fact that she was not a smoker. Another perplexing fact in this case was that Lynn's BAC was .25 which is over twice the legal limit, what would be her reason for consuming that much alcohol? She called her office at 10pm on the night of the fire and told them she would be late for work the next day, could this be a coincidence? What is everyone's opinion on this case? Has there been any new developments, updates, etc.?

Here's a link to 28 threads here that mention or discuss her case. Honestly, it doesn't seem like there's too much discussion tho, just mention in passing..

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/search.php?searchid=2420105

From the info UM gave us, I think she was killed. Police investigated and determined it was a murder, after first believing it was a smoking/drinking in bed accident.

I'm not surprised that she didn't know what had happened to her when the nurse asked. She'd suffered trauma, and apparently, it's not uncommon for people to not recall immediate events that led up to that trauma. On the other hand, if she knew who did that to her, she could have been lying to cover for the person or lying out of fear of even more retribution.

IIRC, they didn't think Ms. Amos was a smoker and to get a BAC of .25, she'd have to be a pretty heavy drinker for a long time for that to be a "normal" amount. I don't recall anything about her being known to drink a lot of alcohol, but of course, many people have secrets.

I think it's possible that she was forced to call the office to say she'd be late for work the next day. Calling at 10:00pm instead of an earlier, more polite time of day, would be odd for a professional like Ms. Amos.

I don't put much stock into the No Forced Entry So She Must Have Known Her Killer Or He Had A Key, theory. Even nowadays, people unthinkingly open their doors to strangers, plus criminals have been known to use ruses such as I'm being chased, I've been in an accident can I use your phone, etc, to gain a victim's trust and get them to open the door. Two guys in New York used that exact lie last week to get a woman to let them use her cell phone for help. They killed her, stealing her cash, credit cards, and car.