I am going to guess lies but who knows. I think he is similar to Scott Peterson and other FAs who kill at the peak of a fairly new affair. I posted before that I read that this can be like a drug. Obviously it rarely results in murder and to murder one's family take a special kind of depravity, heartlessness, viciousness and complete absence of morality or, really, humanity.
I think he texted the co worker beforehand so that no one would come to the site when he was disposing of his family. He was trying to ensure his privacy.
He did have tears stream down his eyes after his dad's statement, he actually looked up when his statement was read, no reaction to his mother at all.
Agree. He has no soul. MOO
The passive voice is so disturbing in murder cases. Reminds me of the nanny killer and her family continuing to refer to her brutal murders as accidents or things that "happened." The murderers are always "sorry for what happened" as if they did not MAKE it happen!
You arrive home from a weekend working away, in the early hours of the morning, [perhaps take a peek through the gap of your children's doors to see them apparently asleep in bed, and go straight to your own bed, next to your husband.
You pull up the comforter/quilt up to your neck and fall asleep on your right side. Next thing you know, someone's weight is on top of you, pinning you to the bed by their legs around your arms and body, and over the quilt/comforter so you cannot move an inch. That person strangles you from above. The left side of your neck does not feel the assailant's hand itself because it is 'protected' by the quilt/comforter, [just the pressure] but on the right the hand that is strangling leaves indelible marks for forensic experts to identify later.
It's the only way I can think to explain no defensive marks on Shannan, no wounds on CW of any kind, and markings only on the right side of Shannan's neck.
I noticed at that point the DA said "that night" and not in the early hours of the morning, which points directly to planned and Shanann was killed in the early hours.
Also. kudos Gitana, you were so right about the DA Rourke, I was moved by the way he gently guided Shanann's father to the podium and then stood protectively beside him. He was protective and gentle with all of her family. He was also the consummate professional giving the facts to the Judge in a clear concise manner and conveying the horror very effectively. Again, you were right and no none could have done it better!
I doubt it. She may have been killed quickly, however, because she was pregnant and not feeling well. We should also remember that SW had a history of neck issues and had surgery for it a couple years ago. It might not have taken much time for him to kill her. I keep thinking back to CW's slip up in the TV interviews where he started to say "She barely let me..." I think he wanted to say something else. JMO.
