the 118k doesn't necessarily refer to JR's bonus.In fact,I don't think it does.It was also the amt Jeff Merrick settled with AG for..and if you read the interview,you will also find out who the three ppl (the 'SFF') were in the note (that JR helped write,IMO)...JM and friends were used because JM was known to have been upset with JR,and JR used him to try and set him up in the note.
Thomas repeated mentioned that JR kept bringing up JM's name..and he wanted to know why.It wasn't until the so-called RN was released that he was able to put 2 and 2 together..
http://www.acandyrose.com/20060830BoylesGuestJeffMerrick.htm
remember that as soon as JB's body was 'found',JR already had an explanation formed..that it was an 'inside job'.he already KNEW whom he was going to set up,and it all started in the note.
and BTW,IMO Patsy GAVE AWAY the method they used to write the RN in their book..(DOI)..when she said that she and JR both wrote a version of the liturgy of the day,which they merged together into one..and the final version contained the words 'and hence'.
Gotta love Patsy..she just never could stop confessing![/QUOTE]
Good point, it's also the way they wrote Death of Innocence. Her one chapter, him the next.
Of course as a former journalist, the first time I saw a photo of the ransom "letter" I recognized it was handwritten by someone who was familiar with writing for a publication. Its lay-out resembles a press release format. There are examples of AP style (the type of rules used for newspaper writing) throughout the "letter."
jmo