Perhaps JB was dragged about the house?
Although, BR said that he knew what happened. Somebody took her quietly down the stairs. They had a knife. They hit her over the head. So, hey, my life goes on. I have a secret but I can't tell you what it is or it wouldn't be a secret any longer. Could one of the Rs really be telling the truth?
Unlike some, I do not discard the choking game gone awry possibility.
right- all the interviews- there’s something wrong... something else. Then we watch Dr Phil and it’s like Ohhhh- That’s why this family is given the pass. Mike Bynum and Susan Stine, immediate supporters, why? The pastor and the pediatrician, immediate supporters. There’s something else in play. Something everyone knew or suspected- they were dealing with behavioral problems in the past and their child was different.
I feel that his inappropriate affect and smile, poor expression of emotional empathy, job as a computer programmer, and robotic speech pattern suggest high functioning autism. The higher paternal age of the father, documented scatalogical issues in the home and difficulties with motor control for writing early in childhood also support this. the Woodward book is a good source for what they wouldn’t tell BPD.
Pediatrician teachers and close friends would have known he was neuroatypical, whatever that meant in 1996. They were already in therapy probably for coping with moms physical and emotional absence during cancer therapy but also to manage these atypical behaviors.
Oxygen restricting games are sensory seeking stimulation behavior like playing with feces, and tapping fingers or flapping hands. Many kids have died from these games some of them autistic kids who seek the high but can’t process the risk, they often don’t have social groups and play alone—— or maybe with their vulnerable younger siblings.
Autistic individuals have trouble learning about sexual contact. They can be easier targets and can seek to touch others inappropriately. This is illuminating for how the case was handled-
Sexuality, the “Double Vulnerability,” and Youth with ASDs
Mary Lacey have a soft spot for special needs? Who the h even knows anymore... my feeling is if we broaden our gaze we see a family struggling to cope with a child with special needs. The worst happening, and the shame being too great for them. They also needed to protect their surviving child.
