The following is just my opinion and all quotes are paraphrased.
I do not agree with GA being controlled by CA. CA is
trying to have control by
trying to control the things and people around her, but she obviously isn't in control of anyone or anything including herself. She is being emotionally tossed around by KC. KC is leading her on by rewarding her with hope. Ex.: I know CMA is close, I can feel it with my motherly instincts...she will be home by her 3rd birthday...don't trust Jesse...you will see what a great mom I am once CMA gets home...you can't trust the local police...etc.
CA also feeds her own hope by believing that although KC lies, she eventually gets to the truth. CA is searching for the truth in every statement that KC makes. For her to accept that KC's comments are pure lies is to accept that CMA is gone forever and she can't do that.
When CA goes over KC's story of the nanny's accident with great detail, (and other lies at other times), I feel she does this in hopes that LE will be able to make sense of it and extract the truth from the lies. When they fail to do that CA gets frustrated and feels they aren't doing their job. She only wants CMA home, and she isn't ready to face the facts yet. I don't understand why there is so much contempt towards this poor woman.
George is in control of himself during his interview. (He
has lost control several times with the media and protesters though). I also believe he is in control of the family, even though he allows CA to run the show. But he has final say and CA knows this (how many times has she said "you have to ask George").
He goes around apologizing for his wife's behaviors because her emotions (lack of control) are somehow embarrassing to him. But when
he loses it, she tries to smooth it over quickly and asks people to understand him.
He shifts focus off of himself and onto CA by saying how hard it is to live with three women and how much alike CA & KC are (strong willed). I disagree. KC is very much in control of herself and her emotions (except for temper) and she is very much like her father!
GA knows how to talk well. He was a car salesman for a time, plus with his past LE experience, he knows how he needs to communicate in this type of setting. Without the benefit of seeing video of this interview, it's impossible to see if he is gesturing, restless in the chair, looking away while he talks etc., and yet so many have jumped on the GA bandwagon based on just the audio. :waitasec:
Some things that bother me about GA's interview:
-Discrepancy of gas can stories, plus the Pontiac was probably backed in (per neighbor) which would offer a view of the trunk from the garage.
-He remembers too many details of what they were wearing and what was said (6/16), but doesn't remember other key dates or times.
-Discrepancy of his belief in KC's credibility "she has stolen gas from me before", "you believe your own child", "I felt for 2 years my daughter wasn't working".
-GA often uses phrases such as: "I have to be honest with you", "It's the truth", "I'll be straight with you". These are phrases people use when they're probably lying.
-The strong willed women comment. (Shifts focus/blame to the women, he wants people to think that he is not like them)
-GA tells LE about KC taking off with CA's car, but it's confidential information. LE says "oops, we mentioned it to CA and she denied knowing about it." GA says, "well she didn't want me to follow KC." Why would this be confidential information? Something here is off.
-He doesn't say anything but seems annoyed when LE says they think he knows about a lot of things.
-He says "my wife", "my son", "my daughter" and "the little girl". (He does occasionally say "my granddaughter" but mostly it's "the little girl".)
Other details that bother me about GA:
-He shrugs and lifts his hands up when he talks. This is a gesture people use when they are lying. As if to say I don't know, you can believe me or not.
-His ex says he is a compulsive liar. If you really want to know about a person, ask their ex.
-He talks to the guy at the tow yard about his missing granddaughter on the way to the car, almost as though to explain in advance the smell they were going to encounter.
-He knew to bring gas cans to the tow yard.
-He knew where they towed the car from.
-KC told AH the car smelled bad after GA drove her car (grain of truth?). Maybe she was so relieved that the source of the smell was gone that she felt free to concoct a story and elaborate on why it even has a smell.
-CA said during her interview that women don't forget their purses, and they don't forget them in cars! I agree with her on that, especially not on the front seat. I think someone who isn't accustomed to carrying a purse parked her car there for her and let the gas run out. Then maybe drove her to Amscott (after she emptied out the freezer) so she could call AL for a ride. AL asks about the car and KC tells him "my dad will take care of it".
