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Just read this at the Rocky Mountain News: Very interesting! Because of the ransom demand matching John Ramsey's bonus, I wonder if it the police, were they to reinvestigate, would turn their attention to John Ramsey's co-workers at the time, or other persons who might have knowledge of his...

WS friends, I found the most interesting link today, which I think may be quite insightful in demonstrating bonafide psychosis: Dr. Juliann Mitchell, Ph.D.'s, Profile of a Sociopath, written about Casey Anthony. Forget the profile piece, though -- check out the comments, particularly the...

This makes total sense -- thanks for clarifying your point of view. I agree -- it's not valid to equate Bipolar or Psychosis to violence or homicidal intent, or to behaviors that arise from personality disorders. I'm sorry if I was too effusive, but I do still think your willingness to speak...

Respectfully, I disagree. I don't think that any one person gets to decide when "enough is enough." Also, I think it's an unrealistic expectation to think that everyone has enough time to read through months and years of threads. Well, I don't think you can have it both ways -- you can't...

Oh, Karen, don't apologize! I hope my comment didn't come across as passive-aggressive or b*tchy -- that wasn't my intention. I really do understand that it gets old to read the same old stuff over and over again, and to see the same questions posed repeatedly. Of course it's natural to get all...

I know it can become irritating to see people debate the mental health/psychological angle over and over again, but I hesitate to tell others to stop discussing an issue or topic. Any topic is always going to be new to someone, and what is obvious and logical to those of us who are well-versed...

I do know that the community mental health treatment organizations here in the Denver Metro area will not open a person for services based solely on an Axis II diagnosis -- the person must have an Axis I diagnosis in order to qualify for community mental health treatment (by this, I mean...

I have wavered between Murder 1 and Accidental, but I just can't get past the Google searches on chloroform, "neck breaking" etc. Therefore, I erred on the side of Murder 1. That said, I can't say I'm even slightly convinced that anyone else actively participated in any kind of cover up...

I'd like to point out a few general things about mental illness and mental illness and the legal system, and I apologize in advance if this has already been discussed recently in this thread (I didn't see it if it was). First, because a person commits a crime it does not mean they are mentally...

In my professional capacity I am fortunate enough to have the opportunity, among other things, to teach a Victim Empathy for Offenders class to offenders on supervised community release (i.e. probation and/or parole). Setting aside the Anthonys perception of the factual basis of this case -- and...

I just want to say that this thread of posts is really very welcome to me as a reader. I am uncomfortable with a lot of the pejorative comments that appear on WS, although I understand why people feel so strongly about the Anthonys. I think it is entirely possible to acknowledge the reality of...

I know I don't post often, but I do read Caylee's forum frequently. After reading the copies of the e-mails sent amongst Caylee's various family members, I found myself so saddened by what is obviously a contentious, dysfunctional dynamic within the family and extended family itself -- I'm a...

I'm interpreting this to mean that the grand jurors endure a lot of vicarious trauma when considering such cases, and that they should be commended for their commitment to the process.

While I certainly understand the anguish surrounding the loss, and now presumably the death, of Caylee, I have to admit that I have always found armchair psychology to have limits. The fact of the matter is, the only person responsible for the death of Caylee Anthony is the person or persons...

Yes, the shirt CA is wearing looks like jail scrubs to me.

Another angle to consider is that whenever bond is granted, the Court will impose certain conditions of bond for the accused to abide by, if the accused is going to be extended the opportunity to remain in the community while the criminal charges are still pending. Here in Colorado, often...

Hello everyone -- first post here from a long time lurker. When I was ten, our family took a two week vacation. Probably during the first couple of days we were gone, our housesitter died in our home. When we came home, the smell of decomposition was unbelievable. The smell of a decomposing...