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Goody said:Well, these two were serial rapists/killers. Not many husband and wife teams in that arena either but a few have popped up in recent years. Just looking at their photo, they look pretty normal to me. But there is that old thing about the book and the cover that comes to mind. I think most parents who murder do it because of their tempers and abusive natures or for monetary gains. We are seeing some in recent years killing children to unburden themselves of the responsibility or because they feel the children are standing in the way of something they want like a lover.
I do think Darlie's case probably is unique in some ways. She was not a known child abuser, didn't seem to lack patience with the children, did not neglect them. While she had them, they were well nourished, well dressed, kept clean, etc. Her worst attribute seems to be that she sometimes locked them out for long periods and let them run all over the neighborhood unsupervised. So I don't think she overreacted to some behavior problem. People who do that usally show a pattern well in advance and there just isnt one for Darlie.
As far as we know it was not a violent household. No one has ever accused Darin of being violent with Darlie. Some had accused her of throwing things at him, but no one has ever accused her of hauling off and actually hitting him with something. Also, as far as we know she never behaved that way at home, only at the shop. So I think it was more for show.
The only thing that came up was Darin saying he once held a gun to his head to dramatize his feelings in an argument with her. He called it just some of their "dramatic bull>" He claimed that both he and Darlie had their dramatic things they brought into their relationship. With that as a guide, it might give us a little glimpse of how the knife came into the scene that night. If one of them used it to express some "dramatic bull." .....but even so how does it end up in her hand with her stabbing her children and why isn't Darin stopping her? If he's guilty, why does all the physical evidence point to her? If he is innocent, why is he supporting the woman who slaughtered his boys? Why does he seem so regretful immediately afterwards and at the same time so eager to sweep it all away? Who can take the trinkets and toys off of dying wreaths left in their front yard by wellwishers and toss them around like they are playing basketball, jump up and down as if they have not a care in the world less than 2 weeks after the kids die? There are a million questions about Darin.
I do too Goody..think her case is unique.... There is no clear cut motive here...no pattern to sink your teeth into and say "oh well that's why she did it." Unlike people like the Wests..they were motivated by their sicknesses.
Darin sure is the enigma in this case...I just can't get a handle on him but then again I haven't much tried.