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Secretly fix the plumbing
You make a very solid case. I must add, I found something of interest (which I didn't see prior):
http://crosscountryadventures.wordpress.com/2011/08/23/why-i-chose-to-talk-about-steve-powell/
If you notice; she is saying that her previous comments of "you don't know what goes on in that house" pertain to Steven's behavior alone. If this is true, then that was the mystery information.
Another tidbit; scrolling down you can make your own assumptions from someone who supposedly knows Susan. If Josh did feel/say that, well- that could be motive- jealousy.
Steven probably rubbed lies into his face until he cracked. Mysogynistic Steven cuckholding Josh (Steve was placing all the blame on her regarding flirtations, etc.).
His dopey demeanor is somewhat deceiving. If you want a good depiction of Josh google "Hans Klopek". I'm wondering if the entire house is that of the Burbs.
I'm just catching up on this thread. I find the use of terms like "dopey" and "goofy" and cuckhold, etc., to be very interesting, when used to describe josh. Kind of a neat way to insinuate that this bumbling goofball couldn't possibly be in any way connected to something as sinister as planning and carrying out the murder of his lovely, innocent wife. You know, the mama to those kids he no longer has?
I think josh may even appreciate being described in such a manner. Because at this point, he's got to be feeling some deep stress. He knows they are getting closer. He knows that all the justifications for murdering his wife - so he would be able to keep possession of HIS sons from the witch, so he would never have to pay support and could live free and clear with daddy - all those justifications have been rendered meaningless. He has no job, no boys (they are with his hated, murdered wife's parents, ha ha!) and now no support from daddy any more.
So now he's really starting to worry. He realizes that LE has not given up. That they are doing all they can to make sure the investigation proceeds vigorously and that the sweet boys are safe while it heats up, so josh doesn't decide to pull a cute little murder suicide number so no one can have his possessions (I mean "boys"), once the heat becomes to hot to stand. So what does he do? He searches hard for something, anything, that can get him out of this, that can lessen his criminal liability, that can explain away all those pesky details that josh didn't realize would point a huge, red arrow, right to him.
He may think that being thought of and labeled as some "dorky", silly guy, who couldn't fight his way out a paper bag, might help him. Yeah, daddy did it. He forced poor josh to do everything he did that night and after. But josh never murdered anyone! :aktion1:
Well I don't buy any attempt to lessen this creep's responsibility for a moment. Oh, we all know he's unintelligent. We all know he's stupid. After all, his ridiculous actions after Susan was murdered by him prove that.
But, he is cunning. Cunning enough to plan the murder of his sweet wife. Cunning enough to murder the mother of his darling boys. Cunning enough to dispose of her body. Cunning enough to keep his mouth shut, not help LE and thus not further incriminate himself. Cunning enough to try to make poor Susan look like an abusive, overly sexual, unstable head case that willingly left the most important little people to her, on earth. And cunning enough to now try to make himself seem like just a sad sack goofball, willing to do whatever his pedophile, peeping tom daddy tells him to do.
Lucky for us, for Susan and HER boys, none of that will work. We know the truth and so does LE. He's done enough to incriminate himself and LE keeps on and on, putting all their ducks in a row. And they're gainin' on him fast!