There are lots of unanswered questions in this case, and I'll pay bounties to anybody who answeres any of the questions to my satisfaction.

First question I'll pay 1/4 ltc for

Why would the murderer stage the crime to look as if a rape had occurred? Are there any cases in the country where all involved are from that might explain it?

The body had a severe injury that seems to have involved being stabbed or "raped" with an object. The first impression of police seems to have been that the child was stabbed with a towel holder, which was not recovered. This information was never made public.

The two possibilities that seem most likely are either a) the killer used the object as a substitute sexual object or b) the killer wanted to give the appearance of a sexual assault.

The bounty will be paid to the first person who produces and answer that clarifies things substantially in any direction, meaning facts that are facts, regardless who they indicate might be guilty or innocent. It's my own determination, for the sake of the bounty, which answer does that best, regardless who agrees.

If this question is answered to the point that it warrants a bounty I'll post a second bounty question.