TM spend all his life in law enforcement so what made him kill his sleeping drugged son-in-law in what is a savage killing that has no defense in the use of reasonable force for self-defense. I would regard TM probably having a legal education and the legal advisor of the M family and the one least likely to instigate in illegality. For MM her instability I would consider her not having the weight to carry sufficient to trigger a murder rage for her father to participate in. Doesnt that destroy SM credibility of stability the case you make of her allowing her unstable daughter to move in with a family of small kids in Ireland? I think its a case of SM being on MM side come hell or high water and she believing she could manipulate this, a narcissistic manipulator. Her insistent twisted FB ravings all tie in with this. As for SM saving the family from prison this is totally beyond her control at this stage. Id be looking who in the family had the influence to instigate this odyssey into savagery. As I posted earlier I think TM was influence to believe that a few belts and JC would be dead and the immediate problem with him solved. But instead we have a guy that doesnt die easily and once the attack begun it had to be seen through till JC stopped moving. And the savagery of his beating is the frustration of his attackers he was still moving. As I posted earlier no doubt all three was aware JC was drugged and more than likely sound asleep but what was the trigger to get TM to move into sheer savagery. I would regard MM being totally tripped-over with distraught of her losing the kids and was up for anything to stop it. What convinces me of TM participation and he was not covering up for another outside of his admittance is that the force used had to have a male involvement.
Theres just a few points that dont appear accurate here, to my eyes.
Have you read the earlier threads at all? If you do, you will find we did some considerable research on Trazadone and its half life.. which means the speed at which the body metabolises the drug.
He had miniscule qty of the drug in his system on autopsy. we studied that. Based on our studies and research from peer reviewed and cited sources, we concluded that the drug qty was so minimal it is unlikely to have affected Jason at all
Our concerns arose because only a few drugs are screened in tox tests routinely.
It is possible jason was deeply unconscious when attacked and that the drug that produced that effect upon him had never been investigated at all because it was not on the routine test list. Therein lies the problem.
Regarding TM input, recall he was a trained FBI agent. He would also be trained to kill. Whereas I agree it took some strength to cause the damage that was described in the autopsy, another theory is that the force could have been achieved from a height, whether that was standing on a chair over a prone man or from a higher place remains to be seen.
It is possible that somebody else was present as well.
We know very little.
We do not have access to psych evaluations on either TM or MM or SM ..
I think TM should have been capable of micromanaging a different type of murder and a different technique of murder..
You rightly describe it as savagery.. its very complex.. many delusions.. many games..
I'm feeling immensely grateful to the two lawyers who kindly cast sanity last night.
I'm feeling better about it.. A whole lot better, a whole lot more sane and with far more trust in the judicial process that will begin in a few hours.
I think we put a lot of work in, its new territory for me..a hugely learning experience..
I learnt a lot about my own limits and I gained a massive respect for websleuths and the work here and I sincerely apologise for all the times we went AWOL. they were extraordinarily patient with us.
Its been a space to grow and to learn.
Next time, I would have a lot more understanding of and respect for the TOS.. I read them and I re-read them a million times but I could not grasp their deeper meaning.
Now, I begin to understand what victim friendly really means on every level.
(I had always intended to try to escape the 'legal stuff'.. now I realise it brings not only sanity but also catharsis and cohesion....
I hope the Corbett family are safe and protected and that justice really will be served, whatever the outcome of the trial.
Thanks everybody.