Great post, Beach!
I'd love to know whether MS consented to a polygraph. If he consented, IMO this willingness would tip the credibility scale slightly towards 'not guilty'. For me, if a loved one was murdered I'd want to do everything in my power to help expedite the arrest and prosecution of the perp, including taking a (not always reliable) polygraph to rule myself out so that LE could focus all resources on finding the killer. But as you've keenly observed, it doesn't appear MS's priorities are those one would expect of a grieving husband.
The fundraising account surely doesn't help MS in the credibility arena. I could rationalize the amount sought (maybe he didn't set the amount, maybe he did and his intentions were pure) but for me, that strangest part was this; on July 8 at 5:25PM MS shares a link to the GF account, which could have been an automated post, but on July 8 at 10:59PM, MS shares the link again, with the following message:
I want to Thank everyone for their support and prayers during our time of great sorrow. This fund was set up by a good friend of ours but the monies raised are going to be donated to "Good Shepherd Ministries" of Ft Myers, FL in honor of Teresa. This is one of her favorite non for profit charities that she works very closely with to help get people off the street and to find affordable housing. I hope this does not offend anyone. Again, thank you for your continued prayers and G-d bless you all.
Mark
It could be nothing, but I can't help but wonder what happened prompting MS to change the beneficiaries of the GF from his daughters to the charity? 11PM on Thursday, July 8. Funeral was on July 6. Raid at CWW's was 6AM on Sunday July 12. With regard to the part bolded by me, IMO this sentence is slightly or very suspicious. The way MS distances himself from establishing the account (set up by a friend of ours) he linked to for over a week, announces all the "monies" would be going to charity...all in the same sentence. Why not use the money as a reward to motivate people to turn in the murderer?
As we all know, TS's siblings took over and announced that the money would indeed be going to the girls, IIRC. I want to point out here that, IMO, the sequence of (GF) events helps to show LS had honorable, selfless intention when she set up the GF, i.e. money was actually an issue. Perhaps TS vented to LS and family about debt. Flash forward a few months, MS is ignoring LS's request to remove her name from the website, office answering machine. Not a friendly thing to do, MS.
You pointed out the fact that MS wasted no time in trying to find a replacement doctor and while there could be honorable intention behind his push to keep the practice going, it feels like a stretch to believe this was motivated by anything BUT $elfishne$$. MS's priorities after the murder were self serving. Well said, Beach. Thought provoking.
In fact, now I do think that MS possesses a modicum of self awareness which is why at 10:59PM on July 8 he changed the beneficiaries on the GF. I hope this doesn't offend anyone! Who's going to be offended that MS is donating money raised to charity? No one. He's overcompensating, apologizing for being just so charitable, trying to reinforce that he's the type of guy who is not interested in money. Contrast with the information provided by AmazonRain re: MS's love of money. For the record, MS being a money-motivated person, this in itself (to me) is not terribly suspicious. What is suspicious is MS's desire to be perceived differently, publicly. Maybe this is self-deception, or... a more sinister form of deception.
MS failed to realize the old saying 'actions speak louder than words' in many aspects of this case. For example, MS sent an email to patients explaining that by law, he was required to release medical records. Meaningless words, MS sent the email for the appearance of credibility, integrity. IMO from the moment he hit 'send' on that email, MS had zero intention of honoring patient requests for records. Again, this points towards MS's propensity to deceive, to say the "right thing" with zero intention of following through. Side note: I'm going to look into the consequences of withholding records but if I had to guess, I'd bet the consequences affect only the medical license; MS probably looked into this too, maybe that's why he threw in 'by law' to the email.
JMO. I see a recurring theme of carelessness on MS's behalf with regard to almost everything (except the girls) that TS held dear; her dogs, her patients, her family and her friends.
account was so likely to get funded that they didn't have to worry about it? Or do you think they already had life insurance, and MS thought between
