I doubt we will ever get the detailed info until the trial and that is the way it should be. I'm not surprised at the few reports of sexual assault and mutilation. Early on simply from the descriptions of how she was beaten sent a lot of red flags up with me. If it was a break in got caught in the act, there is no need or desire to beat a person like that, the goal is to get away. If it was a home invasion, again, the goal is the theft, not to take the time to beat a person to near death. And has been confirmed, this man owns a firearm so was also most likely armed at the time. Which I assumed. Another huge red flag when considering the beating. So I don't know if the rage was just simple pure rage, gender motivated rage, racial rage or all of the above, but, rage, deep anger and hate to me is a part of this, based on those simple facts. Now, was she targeted (stalked)? We don't know. Was it a random crime? We don't know that either.
But yes, to some degree, passion, anger, rage, hate all played a role in this killing. It is just too early to draw any firm conclusions.
This was a very public, attractive woman. Living alone, even in a very good area with no knowable sign of protection made her an ideal victim. Certainly not her fault in any fashion, but, the entire picture open the door to many possible motivations.
Sad, very sad indeed.