For someone that knew TH and Kyron since 02, she sure comes across very cold. No pleas for whoever did something to Kyron to come forward. No pleas about Kyron, at all. Just total lack of emotion about Kyron.
A slight acquaintance that saw TH in FM had more compassion for Kyron.
We don't know all that she said to the reporter.
We don't know how long the reporter talked to her.
We don't know what the reporter asked her.
We don't know what DeDe volunteered.
A reporter is *not* a court recorder who transcribes and provides everything said. A reporter chooses the questions they ask, chooses any other questions based on the responses, with tabloids especially often have an "angle" for the story planned before they ever talk to the interviewee, and the reporter chooses which quotes to use and how.
Then an editor can be involved and delete some quotes, or ask to add others,or ask that the story be rewritten and quotes get moved around.
A brief tabloid-style article from People isn't, IMHO, a true indicator of anyone's total state of mind. Nor is it a total record of everything they said and how they said it.
People has a certain "style." The length of this article and the quotes selected fit in perfectly for that style.
Set say, a Washington Post reporter, or a Christian Science Monitor reporter down, and the questions and responses will vary. In fact, you could use the same set of questions and the articles would then vary according to the style of that publication and also the individual reporter.
I'm pointing this out because a short blurb reflects the reporter and the publication's choices, not what the interviewee wanted shared.