I have felt all along that TM killed Heather, with or without SM's direct (actual killing) assistance. Clearly, SM played a significant role in whatever happened, whether he lured Heather to PTL, was part of planning the murder, helped TM clean up or cover up, spun lies...etc. So, in my head, I'll admit that all this time, I have had more anger & hatred for TM, picturing her as the actual killer. (I also hate the cruel vitriol she spewed online against Heather & the grieving Elvis family.)
But, the more I think about things, the more my anger at SM begins to match my anger at TM. I really doubt this was a spur of the moment murder, or in the heat of passion, etc. LE believes there was malice aforethought & I absolutely agree with them. At any time (likely over days or weeks or even months, NOT just on the night Heather disappeared), SM could have warned Heather that his sociopathic wife (IMO) was on the war path. He could have called LE & said, "Help! My wife is on the way to kill my lover!" He could have told Heather he felt she was in danger & that he had to stop seeing her for her own safety (to alleviate TM's anger).
Unless TM literally held a gun to SM's head & forced him to help her or she would kill him, too, then he, like her, is indefensible.
TM was a victim, ***for a moment.*** But, the moment she turned her hurt or angry thoughts into a plan to steal away Heather's life, she stopped being a victim & began traveling down her path to becoming a murderer.
I have been cheated on & it sucks. However, murder or even physical assault never even crossed my mind. I chose to break things off with the man who cheated on me, packed up his things, & told him to have a nice life with his mistress. (This sounds like something many women here on WS have experienced, sadly.)
At any time, TM could have kicked cheating SM out on his cheating butt, but she didn't. She lives on her family's land, in a house likely paid for with her family's money, so she definitely held the power to send him packing.
Tammy failed to make a better choice. Sidney failed to make a better choice. They HAD choices they could have made.
Heather had NO choice in losing her life. Her family had NO choice in having their daughter & sister ripped from their family. Her roommate had NO choice in losing her best friend.
I say, let them both hang. Either one of the Moorers could have stopped the 'murder train,' but they BOTH chose to let it continue down the track.
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