Barry’s recent interview with LS… it did leave me scratching my head. I don’t care for the general feeling of some that the husband is always guilty or the frequent comparison to Chris Watts. Screw that dude, he’s on his own island of misfit husbands.
First, the interview with SM 87 year old father. I mean all the good feels for Mr. Moorman. IMO, he was speaking as head of the family. He did very well during his interview.
Back to BM.
I’m not terribly concerned about his feelings towards LE. Families often feel like this. I have always said to a degree, I think they get a pass on this because they just want their loved one found. From their view, the investigation doesn’t move fast enough, other people get into their heads with “they should have”, phone calls don’t get returned timely or at all sometimes. Of course, you could also make statements like this when you’re deflecting.
Way back in May, I made the statement after his video plea, he comes across to me as if he’s speaking about an ex-wife. I don’t really feel any different today. There’s just a disconnect for me. He comes across as disappointed in her. That her decisions should have been better either on that fateful day or leading up to it. I personally don’t need to see a husband crying in front of the camera or organizing a candlelight vigil for feelings to ring true for me. Again, something is missing here.
I’m also ok with him not mentioning the daughters much. Many will disagree but I believe he could have done the unthinkable to their mother but protect them at all costs, love them and never ever physically hurt them. If he’s guilty – emotionally he’s destroyed them.
What I’m bothered by the most by his interview are his statements about God and I’m treading lightly here….
“This is the most devastating thing that has ever happened to me,” Barry explained. “But I have got to keep my faith and trust in God. And Suzanne trusted the Lord and if one person got saved from this, she would think it was worth it. And we are just a Godly, loving, caring, family and this thing is just a tragedy.”
The bolded. Huh? My takeaway – a random person killed SM but she would think it’s worth it because someone else was saved? Or – she was killed by a known person to her or random person but their girls were saved and she would think it was worth it? Or – the animal attacked her, and another biker/runner was saved so it would have been worth it to her? Such a bizarre and gross statement.
At the end, he just comes across to me right now as extremely weak. Weak in his motivation, weak as a husband, just weak in general.
I also don’t think it would be difficult to trip him up in an interview or conversation.
Is he guilty? Not sure but it's not looking great for him from my current seat.
IMO
