GRT
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I completely agree that he masterminded the entire thing and manipulated her.
That said, she obviously had issues, maybe an undiagnosed mental illness and/or personality disorder which could have made her venerable to Chad’s manipulation. I sadly watched an old friend get sucked into a religious cult years ago, and looking back, there were signs that she was “off” and I think that made her venerable.
She definitely had issues--she still does, including an inability to focus on anyone but herself, cult-type mentality, delusions of grandeur.
But when I look at the situation, I see a pretty woman and a very homely man. Chad wasn't wealthy, so that didn't attract her to him. He's no Greek god, either.
What would attract a pretty women who has a good-looking husband and a financially stable life to a third-rate novelist? He convinced her that he was someone important, someone worth listening to, someone worth following.
Lori had always had religious bent and Chad exploited that.
That said, what she did can never be forgiven. And, I certainly don't feel sorry for her. She deserves what she gets. I just think Chad was the driving force and that he craved having power over life and death.