I agree. I can’t help but think that JS stayed with SS out of stubbornness. Her mother straight up says she doesn’t like him, her father kicks him out after he stopped paying rent, he was not invited to the birthday party and in police cam video you can clearly feel the tension between the family and JS after SS shows up while she speaks to the police about Maddie missing. JS roommates don’t seem to like him that much either or at least are uncomfortable when he is around. Her ex-husband seems to find SS distasteful too and SS didn’t bring money to the table, he ate their food despite not paying for it and he could be really mean to Maddie according to Maddie’s friend. JS didn’t even like it when he talked down to her daughter or tried to speak/discipline her. So why stay? Why trust him? What makes him worthy of being anywhere near your daughter and why did she prefer him over her mother and sister?
According to JS and her ex-husband she and her family didn’t get along and she seems to have let her cling onto SS even at the expense of Maddie and all the alarm bells that were ringing in her head. When it comes to family It is one thing to try to prove a point out of pride or to distance yourself but that should only be acceptable when it applies to your own life and not when it comes to compromising the safety, health and well-being of your child or anybody else.
If she was that concerned about Maddie’s well-being and safety in terms of being sexually assaulted or groomed by a predator why not prevent that by never letting Maddie sleep alone with SS in the first place? Why not speak to Maddie and her providers about these things so that she can be screened and properly cared for if she was a victim or targeted by someone? Did she ever talk to Maddie about reproductive health, IPV, child predators, rape, sexual assault, dating or any of those things? I know she knew Maddie had a crush on someone so did she ever give her now teenage daughter the “talk” knowing she might start dating or hanging out with boys soon?
but but but.....she was so proactive, employing preventive measures for Madeline's 'safety' by not allowing her to go to sleepovers with friends, because JS says she doesnt know who is in the house, something could
happen to her....<---great mom /s
JS claims in her LE interview Madeline told SS about the crush, "I was like why didnt she tell me, maybe because I told her she couldnt date until she was 16'. AND: she states this conversation between SS and Madeline happened WITHIN A WEEK of last sunday. she's not sure if Madeline told SS via phone or google meet chat (like facetime), but most likely, she says, because they google meet chat ALL THE TIME. <----all of this 'crush' talk attributed to Madeline IMO, was not a 'nice nice guess what, I like a boy conversation'. SS freaked out on saturday.
IMO: Madeline's murder all relates to this:
in the interview, right after they talk of her missed period JS was asked about pregnancy tests:
Q but you haven't seen any used ones in the trash?
A no (low voice)
Q their relationship (Madeline and SS) hasn't changed?
A (PAUSE).... low voice n.n.no
FGS, Madeline did not want to return to her home from gm's.
IMO, lots happened the week before her birthday party between JS, SS and Madeline. Madeline stopped taking her medication on Feb 14. Wish we knew the results of her toxicology.