I wonder...
what are the chances that Nathanael Sloop's alleged diagnoses of Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) will be used in/ as his defense? (His ex-wife Jennifer has stated that he had been diagnosed with MPD, and that he claimed to have two other personalities, one he called 'Ghost', which was very violent and filled with rage).
I also wonder if the prescription Stephanie is said to have picked up at Walgreen's at 5:00 a.m., may have been prescribed psychiatric drugs for Nathanael?
Maybe by that time, even 'Nate' realized he needed help- something to help him 'focus', as there was now so much 'work' (mutilation, burial, synchronizing stories, etc) to be done.
I wonder, too, if he received a state disability check for psychiatric reasons every month, and this is why he seemingly wasn't employed (as far as I can find).
I truly believe these two spent that week high on meth. Meth is dangerous enough all on it's own, but combined with existing mental problems, it has proven to be explosively deadly.
These are just my personal speculations at this point.
~ Links referencing Nathanael's supposed Multiple Personality Disorder:
http://www.deseretnews.com/mobile/a...y-feared-unstable-mother-would-steal-him.html
http://sltrib.com/news/ci-15087130?source=rss