Conflicts of Interest

If not for her vagabond ways, then maybe for her rare and undeserving beauty?
If not because she had no husband or child, then maybe because she had numerous lovers?
If not because of her far-fetched, girlish dreams of stardom, then maybe because of her striking independence and her unshakable nerve?
If not because all of her "friends" wore two faces, then maybe because she meant little to anyone?
If not because her family wasn't surprised, then maybe because she was asking for it in the first place?
If not because the case just simply ran cold, then maybe because the story of her death was more important than her life.