Chewy
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I watched some more videos about this case and I'm glad they aren't giving him a new trial. Just some thoughts.
The sexting IMO is irrelevant to the crime itself, however it does show that he certainly wasn't the happy husband and father he was pretending to be.
Some have pointed out that if he really planned this he wouldn't have been texting. But I honestly think he thought he would get away with it. IMO he asked his friends to drive him to the car because he didn't want to be alone when he discovered the body. (Mr Crime Buff, that's usually a suspicious thing to the police) I think he honestly expected Cooper to be dead when he came by after lunch and he could hear him when he opened the door which is why he quickly tossed in the light bulbs and shut the door.
I think this is also why he drove to a public place to be seen because in his mind that was part of the staging.
Also some people were defending him saying that the night before he was looking up cruise ships that accepted small children. IMO that was a last ditch investigation into another alternative. "Accidentally dropping your child overboard" (this would allow them to sue the cruise ship and get a settlement and get rid of baby instantly) But he probably realized that with all the cameras on the cruise ship he'd not likely get away with it.
The only thing I wonder is if the mother was in on it. I can see the argument that she's defending him so much so he won't rat her out. And there's really no way for him to incriminate her without admitting to premeditated murder since he is the one who did the act.
The sexting IMO is irrelevant to the crime itself, however it does show that he certainly wasn't the happy husband and father he was pretending to be.
Some have pointed out that if he really planned this he wouldn't have been texting. But I honestly think he thought he would get away with it. IMO he asked his friends to drive him to the car because he didn't want to be alone when he discovered the body. (Mr Crime Buff, that's usually a suspicious thing to the police) I think he honestly expected Cooper to be dead when he came by after lunch and he could hear him when he opened the door which is why he quickly tossed in the light bulbs and shut the door.
I think this is also why he drove to a public place to be seen because in his mind that was part of the staging.
Also some people were defending him saying that the night before he was looking up cruise ships that accepted small children. IMO that was a last ditch investigation into another alternative. "Accidentally dropping your child overboard" (this would allow them to sue the cruise ship and get a settlement and get rid of baby instantly) But he probably realized that with all the cameras on the cruise ship he'd not likely get away with it.
The only thing I wonder is if the mother was in on it. I can see the argument that she's defending him so much so he won't rat her out. And there's really no way for him to incriminate her without admitting to premeditated murder since he is the one who did the act.
