Just for the record, I'm going to lay out how I got to where I am re my theory on Molly. I don't feel any of us necessarily need to justify our stance on this case, but obviously the thread has become bogged down with negativity and I have little time for it, I would like to move the conversation forward and if anyone is interested in where I'm going and would like to continue with me that's great - I welcome any and all theories so long as we can have reasonable, open debate!
I actually came into this during the custody battle, and from the first instance understood Molly's perspective rather than the Corbett's. (obviously we had none of the Discovery documents to hand at this point so we were working mainly from social media) I felt that from first appearances Molly had been a surrogate mother to these children, Jason had chosen to make a new home for them all in NC and she was losing everything on something that was yet to be deemed anything more than a domestic incident. I could see the argument that the Corbett's were acting out of hurt and grief rather than in the best interests of the children.
But as the information regarding the criminal case emerged, I began to look back at many of Molly's FB posts and particularly the comments under them and place them in the context of the information she would have known, that the Corbett's would have known, but that we, the viewing public did not. Suddenly, posts that appeared to lament her mistreatment, her hardship, her pain, tied in more realistically with barbs against the Corbett's, invisible barbs designed to illicit sympathy but also to cause damage. That is my opinion. The comments on her FB page that she endorsed regarding the Corbett's only wanting the children for the money, in particular, stands out as significant to me, given the court documents which now inform us that Molly had already emptied some of the bank accounts and cashed in an insurance policy....why deride someone else for doing exactly what you have done yourself. In my opinion, this points to deflection.
I am under no illusions, both sides have utilised social media to further their positions, however, as this is a victim friendly forum, I am running on the basis that the Corbett's be afforded some consideration here, given that they are the grieving party, and also, given that much of what is now put on social media is said on their behalf rather than by them personally.
Obviously, the autopsy has been the most damning piece of evidence thus far. It has been dissected in depth, but the one thing nobody can dispute is the level of rage behind the blows which were inflicted....IMO this force was excessive and inconsistent with the theory that both SM and the children supposedly slept through a Donnybrook of this scale.
My interest in Molly's 'missing years' was actually to see if we could establish more about Molly as a person. Anyone could lash out in anger if they feel they are being demonized for something they didn't commit. There was alot of information in the public arena from the Corbett's/Lynches/Fitzpatrick's perspective of Molly due to testimony from the custody case, and various newspaper articles, but nothing released as to witnesses attesting to her character from another perspective. We only have her limited life in Winston Salem to go on, that to me is what Websleuths is about, trying to uncover missing links to see if we can add to the overall picture.
In that regard, Keith Maginn's book is far more significant than that of 'a crumby ex-boyfriend' for the simple reason it was written with no agenda, years prior to this event, but yet so many of the concerns and personality traits he experienced seem to offer credence to other testimony we have heard as to Molly's behaviours in this case. That IMO offers an unbiased, unprejudiced evaluation that has been lacking thus far in this case. What more could a further ex-boyfriend offer the equation...could he completely discredit Keith or add further credence to the defence case?
In order to move forward, I will try to understand more about Molly as I feel that it is very relevant to the crime she has been charged with - maybe I should start my own thread!!