I so agree with you, spartanmom. There are times in those tapes when Casey can barely stay in her seat she is so excited with the strife she is causing her family, especially Cindy.
We can't forget that sociopaths *enjoy* the pain they cause others. You can see Casey's delight in those tapes as well as her manipulation (the love/hate and want to come home etc you mention) so clearly.
I like to think of Casey as a bug under a microscope when I watch her on tape
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Seriously, it's good education for everybody to watch her, to learn more about how a sociopath acts. They're so manipulative it can be very hard to identify them, and to protect ourselves, I'm a firm believer that we all need to know as much as possible about them and how they act.
Thank you for your post. You bring up very important points.