I don't think they have to have a motive legally...but in a strange way I think they will have to at least give impression of a motive since I assume the number one question that will be in jurors minds is "why" a seemingly happy couple with a life that many would envy would suddenly murder his wife. I am very curious how the prosecution will get around it or address that particular monkey in the room so to speak.
One wildcard would be the alleged girlfriend that was mentioned. That knocks a pretty good dent into the happy couple image, if true.
I think they will follow the $$$. Follow the two week jump to guardianship. And follow buying/selling of property....
And the text messages IMO !
For me, the location of the camping isnt relevant (other than it wasnt 20 mins drive away) but the timing is. On many levels. JMO.
Curious why you think the Covid loan played a role. I know very few small business owners that didn't apply for them and I heard anecdotally that some never got the loan. You have to pay them back if you don't meet the terms so not exactly "free" money. You don't pay them back if you paid 60% on payroll and 40% on expenses as the threshold...but there may have been different pockets of aid and I'm not totally familiar with everything that was available. It will be interesting to see if there was any adultery on Barry or Suzanne's part as nothing really surfaced that I was aware of prior to Mother's day weekend.
Agree. Fast talking, pushy, always angling for more, obviously could care less about rules because they don't apply to him.
Agree -- It is a bit odd, IMO, to go that far for a camp-out weekend -- the travel time would almost equal the camping time (yes, a stretch, but hours on a plane, and the hours to wait to board the plane, and the return trip -- it's a drag, at least for me...), but I'm not a "youngster" any more.
The Covid loan is interesting given the sparse information out there. Nothing is fact, but so far it did not appear that Barry had actual employees. It seemed they were 1099s. If so, who were the 9 employees listed? Who did the paperwork-Barry or an accountant? Was Barry in need of the money quickly and applied, knowing he would have to pay it back in the future because he did not dole it out in payroll? Was Barry being above board when he applied for the PPE loan? What other programs did he avail himself of-was there a maze of foundations, LLCs, farms, moving money, short sales?
The Covid loan, which IIRC, was about $53k. BM did receive it. All documented in past threads. Since no one has been able to unearth 9 employees on his payroll, NOT independent contractors, the loan would have been obtained fraudulently. Did you listen to Melinda's last interview? It was pretty clear to me there was adultery on BM's part. Of course, this is my opinion and it's entirely possible to spin it in a way that leaves BM blameless.
Not so much the exams as Mother's Day that has me puzzled, after their traumatic family health journey. No reflection on the daughters at all, each to their own and we can only speculate as to who organised it. My speculation is it was BM.
Ha, me neither and over here a two hour journey is a Road TripAgree -- It is a bit odd, IMO, to go that far for a camp-out weekend -- the travel time would almost equal the camping time (yes, a stretch, but hours on a plane, and the hours to wait to board the plane, and the return trip -- it's a drag, at least for me...), but I'm not a "youngster" any more.
A man who attempted to vote for his murdered wife, is the exact same type of person who would commit fraud. I cannot imagine that there is an innocent/legitimate explanation for that loan.
