Woolmer146;s death: Hypotheses, theories

8226; 8216;Suspicious8217;: March 21 8212; Shields says death will now be treated as 8220;suspicious8221;. Jamaica Radio says a police source confirms it as a murder. Bob8217;s wife Gill first denies foul play then says it may not be a natural death.

8226; Strangulation: March 22 8212; Police launches murder investigation. 8220;The pathologist8217;s report states Woolmer8217;s death was due to asphyxiation as a result of manual strangulation,8221; says Karl Angell, a police spokesman.

8226; Match-fixing: March 23 8212; Now match-fixing groups rumoured to be involved. PCB reveals Woolmer sent email shortly before he died resigning as coach. Pakistan players questioned, give samples for DNA testing.

8226; Judicial inquiry: March 24 8212; Police order inquest. It is revealed that Woolmer was preparing to write a book.

8226; Spiked food and mystery fans: March 27 8212; Jamaican police reportedly searching for three mystery fans. Police also examine the meal Woolmer had in his room. 8220;We are looking at whether his food was drugged8230; conducting toxicology and tissue tests,8221; says Shields. Woolmer8217;s last meal was lasagne. Pakistanis officially eliminated from investigation.

8226; Fall in bathroom: March 28 8212; Jamaica police say no to second autopsy. Bid is to stub media speculation that he might have died after hitting his head on bathroom sink. Police now reveal that Woolmer8217;s laptop showed no evidence of anything to do with match-fixing.

8226; Strangulation: March 29 8212; Shields confirms Woolmer died of manual strangulation, possibly with a towel. Says CCTV had revealed all people on the 12th floor of the Pegasus Hotel, but police not sure of exact time of death.

8226; Pak team: March 30 8212; Pakistan offers to send three-member team to Jamaica to help with investigation. A group of Scotland Yard detectives fly to Kingston on Jamaica police request.

8226; Aconite theory: April 1 8212; The Jamaica Gleaner says blood-stained pillow found in Woolmer8217;s room, Shields does not confirm. Media reports claiming poisoning was with herb aconite. Police accept possibility a day after.

8226; Nothing in book: April 6 8212; Gill Woolmer says Bob did not mention match-fixing or being scared in his final emails. Woolmer was keeping a World Cup diary. 8220;It is best if that book never appears now,8221; says Gill.

8226; Coroner8217;s inquest: April 11 8212; Kingston papers report that coroner8217;s inquest will start on April 23.

8226; Poison first: April 15 8212; UK8217;s Sunday Times quotes police sources as saying that Woolmer was poisoned before being strangled.

8226; Foreign substance: April 17 8212; Local newspapers quote toxicology report saying stomach and urine samples show presence of a foreign substance.

8226; Irish angle: April 19 8212; Ireland players give statements, fingerprints and DNA samples to police. On the night of the murder, none among the Ireland squad were at the Pegasus Hotel.

8226; New faces: April 21 8212; CCTV footage, examined in UK, reveals a few faces. Police mum over identity.

8226; Snake venom: April 22 8212; Mail on Sunday quotes Woolmer family as saying they have been told that police believe he was poisoned using a natural substance like snake venom, and that body tissue tests, which are the only way to establish that, are being undertaken in England.

Compiled by Aditya Kumar