Absolutely to gamble. We know that's what he did with the later checks, deposited and withdrew money at casinos. As far as we know he never told her about the money. His story was he needed Joseph back so he could pay rent.
In the US the banks have a system to check to see if people are in good/bad standing amongst other banks. Once an account becomes overdrawn it takes some time before the person is entered in to the banking system as not being in good standing. At least this is what I remember from when I worked in banking.
I don’t recall, sorry. I was new to the case at the time that was revealed and made the rookie mistake of purchasing the book of fiction by RB and believing what was in it, which I think claimed a lot of incorrect info on the CPC incident!
I was going to say the same thing, and I had missed this moment as well on the first watch/listen. I watched again today and he said something to the effect of he was surprised the foil was still in the pan with paint and it seemed maybe she was interrupted. Also of note, on cross the defense asked him about how he closed the paint cans. He said he couldn't recall. McGee showed him notes from a detective and that he originally stated he would have used a hammer "if they had given me one", instead he used the handle of a screwdriver to fasten it back on. This contradicts what he has since told others about a sledgehammer.
