I know, and I hope the defense adequately researched the various possibilities there. I've been concerned all along that maybe they haven't. Her family all seemed to take for granted that everything she says is like a puzzle that you have to try to solve, that she doesn't make sense. That was always a big clue to me that they know her to be someone with some type of confused or impaired thinking. (Although by all reports the family and friends never thought she could or would ever hurt Caylee in any way, there was no history of any violence.)
I sure hope the defense researched:
for example, questions regarding her mental state at that time, (also past and even to present.) How aware was she, does she have schizophrenic or manic episodes, was this her first onset/first major episode, does she have any brain or memory disorder, does she have a sleep disorder or suffer from periods of delirium for any reason, etc
not to mention questions of whether her awareness was impaired during that time frame by anything else like drug use, could she have started using something, or could she even have been drugged by someone else, or could she have been in a traumatized state, etc
Also, what if she originally thought a friend or potentially even a family member had Caylee, at what point did she realize that person didn't have Caylee or that the situation appeared to be serious, was she too afraid at that stage to admit to her family or authorities what was going on? Or could her mind not even begin to handle such a situation, just totally incapable? Did she just retreat into this apparent la-la land in her mind? Or did she not realize the actual situation until she was confronted, and then admitted "I haven't seen her for 31 days".
excuse me rambling NTS, my own tired brain is having trouble phrasing my thoughts here, must go to bed! Have a great night everyone
BBM
Or...what if her family have been taking it for granted, based on the evidence, that she is a calculating, lying murderer and have been trying to work around that to save her from getting the death penalty? Just because they won't admit they think something doesn't mean they don't think it, they are literally world-famous for being reluctant to admit things!