A Bludgeoning Could Have Been Stunned

The lack of defensive injuries is very telling, especially in a bludgeoning if she's aware she's being bludgeoned. She could have been asphyxiated or strangled and rendered unconscious by the killer. There does appear to possibly be some droplets on the right hand side of this very large blood pattern that possibly could be spatter,. But because it's black and white and not very close, it's hard for me to be able to determine how much was from her head.