Alcohol abuse did not contribute significantly to these murders.
It's part of her she was. Was it affecting her on the night of the murders -- all we can know is that she told us that she was not using alcohol until after the children were shot.
When JS told you she woke with a clear thought, "I'm going to kill myself today." Yes. And she had this thought many times in the past. Dr. O: I had no reason to doubt it.
Dr. O: she talked about the negative effects of a parent committing suicide on the children, including her own.
She went to a pawn shot on Fowler, close to where she lives -- Dr. O: that's what she told me. They directed her to a place she'd never heard of. She said she got there by putting the address in her GPS.
She found out she had to wait several days. Dr. O: that's correct. She had no preference for the particular weapon, that's what she said.
Dr. O: she said as she exited the house with Beau, she thought she had to wash his soccer uniform.
She was still thinking about doing the laundry for the children? Dr. O: yes
She felt her role in life as a mother was to protect the children? Dr. O: yes, oh yes
Even after shooting Calyx, she said she tried to manipulate her mouth so it would like a smile. She put her in bed and kissed her and hugged her? Dr. O: yes
And she covered Beau with a blanket and kissed him and hugged him? Dr. O: yes
And on the morning she got up and decided to buy a weapon, she should have been hospitalized. Dr. O: definitely, without a doubt
Any measure of Mrs. S's state of mind at the time of the event would have to include an acceptance of the fact that she was a severely mentally ill woman? Dr. O: yes
