I've read multiple articles about the Kissels; what an intriguing case. Songline, you have no problem believing she is guilty of murder. Even though you weren't close with the family, you do have insight. Looking back, was there a power struggle between them? I mean, he was possibly controlling but adored her & maybe she used that & stretched it to the limit? At home in social settings was their demeanor very different than business meetings re your building? Pick your brain for memories you can relate to us....... I remember thinking their father, Mr K Sr, came across as a really nice guy. Do you think $18M inheritance was the attraction for the rest of the family's competition to raise the children? When they moved to HK, did they keep the NY apartment? Tell us everything!
In the building we had 2 chair people, me and a Gentleman. Robert was Treasurer...He and I got into it one time...When the other Chairman went on vacation (MALE) Robert thought this was his chance to control...
I did leave my post because he was too controlling for me to deal with. it was at the very end of the potential conversion....but we sure patched it up...I don't stay mad long
we were friends again.
He was very competitive with everything, and anything but somehow Nancy had him eating out of her hand, and yes she was both charming and talented artist.
After some time...I realized he was controlling on the outside, and not at home - He was not in charge at home, in fact he was P.whipped if you get what I mean. JMHO
I remember a couple of the guys remarking and saying "she has a body that does not quit" And since Robert was a very competitive type he had to have that too.
YES they went to all kind of parties including Political parties, Galas, Fund raisers...Vacations,
If you can paint a perfect picture Robert would set it up.
He used to bring her flowers every single Friday for the weekend, and every so often send her a special gift by messenger, or shipped to home, the real romantic type, like you see in the movies....
The more Robert grew in his position and became a bigger and bigger fish the less she could control him. He just gave her cart blanch to do what ever made her happy. He gave her everything, I imagine that being in HK away from everyone she really knew and him working so hard she grew lonely. She gt involved in many things with the children and Art and became busy too.
Whatever she wanted she got...That was always her MO - I think when Nancy wanted something New THAT IS when it all broke down - Robert had come into his own and was not controllable any longer. So when she came to the states and needed her TV installed - she wanted "the TV repair man" whom she met when Robert sent her back to the USA so she would not get SARS...
The TV guy A man many notches below - was controllable - she was a lottery for him. he lived in a trailer...Remember Robert was loving but no longer controllable. Bu Robert started to sense things, and got a PI, yet still wanted to work things out.
The fact that he found out, and curbed her, hopping that they can work things out..but again she could not control him, he wanted her to be with him
if she wanted to be with him, other wise he was prepared for a divorce. hmmm Nancy had to make a plan....
TV man was easy for her to control, He never came close to that much money....She was a lottery for him...BUT, But, but, the PI was on her tail, and TV mans tail too.
And since Robert can prove it she would not be getting all that money unless he was dead...YES she was all about money.
Robert was his fathers favorite son. But Robert knew it and was sensitive and helped his brother in many way, brother was very successful too.
His father had all the social graces, and was also successful. brother successful, sister successful.
But Robert was his fathers heart and soul....
NO I do not think the 18 million had to do with the family at all. I think it did have to do with NANCY.
She was not the big fish He was; she did not have the perky *advertiser censored* anymore 3 kids later, and turn eyes on every corner, she wanted plastic surgery, it did not matter to him, but he said what ever you want do it.
he did not figure that a new guy to support was in the cards but that is what she was doing, bought the guy expensive watches, cloths, whatever and yes once more she was in control. OR out of control.
Robert had to go. And Robert was getting dizzy and ate all his meals out PI warned him....
So she gave her daughter a milkshake to give daddy that mommy fixed, he drank it.
His daughter knew how to put milk and fruit in the blender and fix a milk shake so he did not see a red flag.
Then he saw nothing more....
All this is MO based on observation, conversations, and much reading of the original case, I did know enough to feel confident in my Opinion, His friends feel the same way I do. And they are still shocked because who knew that getting what she wants when she wants it would ever end up that way.
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Nancy made a piece of Art for me one time. Resembling Georgia O'Keeffe art, because back then I liked GO Then she said "that will be $300.00" - I told her no thanks..YES she was into money.
(I was not enamored or P.Whipped by her like Robert was LOL - but I did like her enough)