Larry Levine was very doubtful, it was Mafia related. There wasn’t any reason for the Mafia to have interest in this elderly couple. I’ve always maintained, it was a hired hit, and the demented hit man decided to improvise, hence the beheading, just because. While listening last night, I finally had a feeling where the head was disposed. I think the head, along with Shirley’s body, were thrown from the boat into the lake.
IMHO
I wonder about the motivation behind leaving his body behind and taking the head or even disposing of the head in the lake? Why not just take his entire body, like they did SD?
It seems like the headless body was left for the shock factor. Or that was part of the motivation. This would have made news anyway, given the area it happened in, their age, etc. But the decapitation is what set this crime apart from others and makes you really shocked. When I think of decapitation, I think of a horror movie.
It's just odd. But the point that TJTennisPro made about diversion. The head taken, Shirley Dermond missing, people wondering if she killed her husband and then took off, then her body being found in the lake 10 days later. The killer or killers wanted to confuse people.
They certainly accomplished that, because there have been a ton of theories. From Mexican cartels, to mafia, etc.
If it was a sick, twisted person that killed, just for the sake of killing. Killed because they got pleasure from it. I can imagine them sitting back and acting gleeful out of the chaos and confusion that they have caused. That is really scary to think about.
Also, SS has said he doesn't think it was anyone in the family that killed for financial reasons (inheritance).
So if it is not the family, I would think it was someone that was not going through a financial hardship. Because all their belongings were left there, pocket books, jewelry etc. Because if they are going to take the time to decapitate a head, they are certainly not worried about spending in the property. If they were going through a hard time financially, they would have taken things.