The biggest problem I see is that Dana was engaged. She was only 17 and apparently dropped out of school, though I can't say that for sure. I suppose she could have been engaged and just waited to graduate before marrying, although I thought she got married not long after these killings. Or was supposed to maybe. Whatever, the girl apparently lived with her boyfriend because I recall her saying somewhere that she didn't want him to come home to an empty apartment and that is why she went home (Leeza Show maybe). That struck me as odd because she gives a totally different reason for going home that night than Darlie gives.HeartofTexas said:I have wondered if Darin and Dana might have been "seeing" each other on the sly, and that Darlie perhaps either suspected it or knew about it. Knowing Darlie, and the fact that she was molested during her younger years, her rage would be directed at Darin (and possibly men/boys) and not Dana. What if during their "fight" that night, when Darlie said she wanted a separation, Darin agreed and even went so far as to say, "suits me, I'll just start seeing your sister" (as sort of a strike back at Darlie, to let her know he still appealed to other women)... which perhaps was enough to push Darlie over the edge. A conversation along those lines could be enough for Darin to feel like he "caused" the events of that night... and even more so if he was actually "seeing" Dana.
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I think Dana and Darin flirted about but that was as far as it went. I doubt if Darlie was jealous but we don't know enough about their lives to make a real quality judgement there. I wonder if Dana will ever write a book if Darlie is executed.