Firstly - as far as I am aware - I have never stated once that the pathologist claimed that the TOD was at 5.15pm. What the pathology report did not do was make the investigation TOD impossible.
Let's do this in sequence - The autopsy was carried. The 1st of July. And from this due to many factors. Contrary to what you may appear to believe. It is very much impossible to give a definitive TOD. This estimate and all else in the report consist of several things - One we do know of. The ingesting of cannabis up to two hours before death. We hear of this til the cows come home - which of late has completely backfired on the nonsense claims that have been touted out for years. That Jodi had to have gotten this from someone else as there was none in LM's bloods (that is for another topic)
The police at the time of this report have absolutely no idea of what you make in your post - Of THEIR suspects, as you put it's, clear movements from the evening Jodi died.
Let us use a couple of examples here:
A man goes to the police. He had gotten home from work at 7pm to find his wife had been murdered. He left for work at 11am (confirmed) and claimed she was fine. Now let us use two estimated TOD - One is 12-4pm The husband is off the hook. One is 10.30 until 2.30pm. He is then very much in the frame.Other evidence is gathered and the TOD from the investigation is put as 10.45am..
A family are murdered. One in the yard in sub zero temps. One in the lounge next to a fire and one upstairs in the bathroom. The estimated TOD's forensically vary considerably due to the different climates from where the bodies were found. An investigation is had. Someones is seen entering the grounds at x time and leaving at z time. With a gun (they were shot) The investigation TOD is now Y.
Both the above are through the investigation assessed TOD and are or are not supported by the estimated TOD's, forensically.
As we have in this case. LM was witnessed. LM was not in his house. Jodi was last seen leaving home by her mother around 4.50pm to meet with LM. A female was with LM. LM reappeared at 17.40pm There was no girl with him. LK did hear noises. And this branches to strangling - you are omitting that LK stopped when he heard rustling. Listened briefly and the noises stopped. So the investigation put their TOD around 5.15pm around the time of noises. Which was supported by the pathology report - not the other way around.
And as above. Of now this very unclear failure being put out on behalf of the coroner - that they also did not carry out proper testing. Which is not new, Ms Lean has been putting this out for years - her new followers getting to hear this, "it may be possible to show that Jodi died later" Then onto the funeral went ahead too quick, then onto every other test being done on the wrong basis - and ultimately "we will never know"
And due to that simple fact - that there was and could not be a definitive TOD forensically - is the very reason since day dot - that has left every other possible scenario open. Of the possibility of Jodi being held captive somewhere and murdered elsewhere later. - supported by absolutely not one piece of evidence other than the TOD forensically did not have to be 5.15pm. But there has never been that Jodi could NOT have died at this time. I think it is around three years now that Ms Lean has been claiming to "maybe prove this" - To then be saying of late. Be patient, "expect nothing to be happening for around 5-10yrs"
And for this with JF and all else before the Jury - well if you want to use the the variance in estimated TOD then perhaps you should stop bleating on about them. For you continually try to tie them in as possibly being responsible in and around that TOD by the police.
So the chicken and the egg - The estimated TOD first not this, what the police chose to need. Then the two are put together to establish when it is believed the girl had actually died.