I just finished watching the CM & KM interview with MM and boy it sure revealed so much new information and insight into who Suzanne was and gives us an even better understanding of the history of her relationship with Barry and the move to Colorado. I was also curious about why Suzanne was attending the Al-Anon meetings. In context it sort of did sound like Suzanne had forgiveness issues with her father that could possibly be related to his alcoholism. But I agree that it wasn’t clearly stated. I could also see BM being the one with an alcohol addiction based his behavior and business history, angry outbursts, subpar work etc. but didn’t MM say Barry was not a drinker? And that he was against using drugs. She said he was an “athlete” and had that mentality. And if BM was an alcoholic then wouldn’t he be severely ill in prison while detoxing from alcohol? Alcohol withdrawals can be very dangerous and life threatening. IMO I think MM was referring to her father without wanting to really say it. I’m not trying to disparage GM’s reputation or speak negatively about a good man that has passed away. Alcoholism is a disease (and can be genetic) and many people have suffered from and overcome alcohol addiction. I know from experience that growing up with an alcoholic parent can be very hard and result in emotional trauma that is carried into adulthood. So that would make sense why Suzanne might have forgiveness issues and also why her parents divorced. All speculation and MOO.
I want to listen to this interview again when I have time to really focus on it because there was a lot to take in and I was doing other stuff. Regardless of the differing opinions about CM, kudos to him for getting such a candid interview with Suzanne’s sister. I thought CM and his lovely wife did a great job of handling it with compassion and restraint. And I was very impressed with MM. I loved how she said she had been keeping everything quiet to protect the investigation until it was the right time to speak out and now was that time! And that LE had recovered the entire text Suzanne sent to her on May 8th! It sounds like that text in particular is going to be very damning to BM. He better buckle his seat belt because when all of this comes out in court it’s going to be a very rough ride for him!
I also thought it was weird when MM said she wasn’t sure if she was going to be in the courtroom. She said LE have told her she was welcome any time. I’m paraphrasing because I don’t remember exactly what she said but wouldn’t she be a star witness for the prosecution? Maybe she was just referring to the pre-trial hearings since she is obviously an intelligent woman who loved her sister very much and would want to do anything necessary to get justice for Suzanne so surely she realizes she will be called upon to testify at BM’s trial.
The interview also revealed further details re the supposed falling out between Suzanne and her family. It sounds like the $100,000 loan that GM gave Suzanne & Barry ended up coming between her and her father and siblings when they couldn’t pay him back as soon as promised. And then typical BM behavior he told GM to take it up with Suzanne because she was the one who borrowed the money. Yeah right I’m sure Barry didn’t suggest it or pressure her at all!
And if the repayment was contingent on the sale of the Indiana home and it wasn’t selling as quickly as expected then I don’t see how that would make everyone think they weren’t going to repay GM as soon as it sold. They said the loan was eventually paid back but does anyone know when? Was it before the Indiana home sold and, if so, where did that money come from? Or was it after Suzanne disappeared and Barry got the guardianship and finally sold the Indiana house? Was Barry trying to get GM to sign off on the guardianship by saying if you want your money back I will need the guardianship to be able to complete the sell of the Indiana house? Was the loan to help purchase the PP home? If Suzanne was investing her inheritance into the purchase of the PP home then why would they need an additional $100,000? Couldn’t they have been approved for a mortgage by putting approximately 1/3 down and wait for the Indiana house to sell and then paid down their mortgage? And I thought there was no mortgage on the PP home? Why was it necessary to borrow from her father? Maybe there were other expenses related to medical bills or BM starting his business in Colorado...or maybe BM had business related debts. Was that loan the first step in a long term scheme by Barry to isolate Suzanne and cause a rift with her family and eventually kill Suzanne and gain control of her assets by getting GM to approve his guardianship? Surely he is not that smart. But if it was all a long term diabolical plot by BM then Suzanne’s demise was premeditated years in advance.
