I think some are making too big of an issue regarding what was going on at home with Laura and her parents.
She was 23. She had mental illness issues that Laura herself was discussing with everyone and anyone who would listen. She was taking drugs. She was working as an escort. Her parents were concerned about the group of friends she was running with. She was fighting over trivial things (per SL's testimony) with her Father. She was having big mood swings (again testimony we have heard). She was out of control, coming and going as she pleased until her parents finally put their foot down.
I don't see anything nefarious or questionable in Laura's homelife. I see parents who have boundaries and said enough is enough.
In fact, from personal experience I can tell you that my sister had a similar issue with her son who suffers from mental illness and eventually, when he refused all help and the arguments and the fights were making everybody stressed and sick, they finally said enough. The chaos my nephew was creating was too much. Go find somewhere else to live.
There was a huge divide in what was actually going on at home and what my nephew portrayed to everyone else. His parents were terrible to him, he couldn't go home, he had no money, he wasn't loved, blah blah blah. The truth was that he was sick, refused help and was unprepared to live within the rules of the house. If he got help, and wanted to co-exist with everyone in a fair and pleasant manner, he was more than welcome to come home. A very similar scenario to what Laura's life was looking like in her final months. I think Laura would have been welcomed home if she played by the rules.
It's heartbreaking to hear how vulnerable and desperate she was in the last several months of her life. I am so distressed to hear people speak of her disparagingly and are talking dirt about her life. I hate this.
This poor girl was sick. She was doing what she needed to do to stay alive and have a life. DM used her, most likely led her on, and then threw her away like garbage. Brutal. Laura probably thought she had hit on the guy who was going to save her and in the end he killed her.
Just so unbelievably sad. I hope these two rot in prison for the rest of their lives. Preying on the weak and vulnerable is the lowest of the low IMO.
MOO
