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Thank you for clarifying.
Considering Bradford's lack of sexual interest in women (I didn't know this) has the idea that Bradford and Smith were lovers been explored?
What about Bradford and the other two men he seemed have around him alot. Could they have been his lovers too? I was struck when reading the crime library article at how devoted these men seemed to Bradford and how willing they were to believe him. Is it because they were having a relationship with him - or am I just way off?
It seems that Bradford had various women in his life because they served some sort of purpose for him. I can't really figure out what purpose Susan Reinert would serve - what could Bradford gain from his relationship with Susan? Did he use her to somehow manipulate Smith into doing something he wanted him to?
This is definetly one of those cases where reading the book would do a person good. There are just too many variables for someone to get a clear idea of everyone and their relationships with eachother, etc.
I don't believe any sexual relationship between Smith and Bradfield has ever been explored. However, given Smith's sexual history as set forth in the love notes he sent his mistress, Smith may not have been interested in a male. Smith was also a very strange man, called "the prince of darkness" by those he worked with.
Susan Reiner served the purpose of inheriting a LOT of money which Bradfield conned her out of. I believe that was the primary reason for the relationship, and the murder.
There are several books on this case and, yes, they would explain a lot of things that don't seem to make sense. You need to read Echoes In The Darkness first, then move on to Principal Witness. These two books are quite opposed to one another and perhaps give a clearer picture. The third book, Engaged to Murder, more or less parallels the first book I mentioned, but does add some facts.
All in all, one needs to read some books by Hare, starting perhaps with Without Conscience and moving on from there. In fact, look up Hare on the net and check his psychopath list - very interesting.
This murder is one of the most fascinating, although not the most mysterious, I have ever read. The disappearance of the Reinert children is a haunting mystery, but so is the disappearance of Jay Smith's daughter, Stephanie, and her husband Eddie Hunsberger. The last two disappearances have never been fully explored or much publicized recently.
All in all, this case is fascinating but very frightening. If so many intelligent people could be so misled and badly used, it makes one wonder what hope for the rest of us. I find it even more fascinating that most of the teachers involved were allowed to go on teaching after the trial.
Another thing I find interesting is the town of Ardmore, PA was involved in both the Reinert case and the disappearance of Imbo and Petrone. While I don't believe these cases have anything to do with one another, I find it "interesting" that the same town played a part in both cases. Sometimes I think places, the land itself, has something to do with our fates.