I did write Darlie for several years. I first wrote her because I was curious about the case. I had only read one book at the time about the case and was offput by the fact that her family still supported her, including the husband who was in the house at the time. Am aware that people do go into denial but wasn't sure if that was the case. Was curious if I could get a feeling about her as a person by communicating. I never came out and asked her if she was guilty, and at the time I started writing, I questioned whether she was rightfully convicted. I maintained writing to her for several years, even after I had read the transcript and become aware of more details regarding the case. We wrote back and forth frequently. I say all that to say this: There is not much to be gleaned from written correspondance. She does talk about things going on but it is surface interaction, nothing personally revealing. I haven't really gotten much that would indicate selfishness or even self-centeredness in my correspondences. She would speak of her family, speak of Drake, speak of work she was doing. She would offer advice and encouragement for situations I had shared with her. She would remember birthdays and send cards. She would speak of God and faith. All that could be interpretted as either her being a nice person or her knowing what to put down on paper to present to public. Unfortunately, I think she learned her lesson about written correspondance during her trial and chances of her revealing much about her real self are not very strong. I gave plenty of openings. I did wonder how she would have reacted if I had written her telling her I thought she was guilty. Would she have felt compelled to defend herself, what would her reaction have been like? I do think in person it would be more likely to get a feel for her but at this point I think she is fairly well practiced at portraying what she wants. IMO the interviews she has given show her looking insincere, trying to act over the top and not carrying it off well. I do think if someone does not look at the transcripts and also consider statements made to press by family immediately following the murders, it would be easy to be swayed by listening to her. Still don't get if the family is really in denial or if they know on some level and want to save her at any cost.