Well, I just finished watching all of her testimony. FWIW, here's what I think so far:
As for her testimony about events before the murder, I find it pretty believeable from her perspective. I think she did whitewash some of her feelings and actions towards Laura. I think she had a rough childhood and was a pretty flighty person and didn't really have a lot of insight into her own behaviors or how they affected others. She might have been kind of selfish as she says her family thought, and she mentions that clearly there were some tensions with Nicky's family as well.
I think she knew Grant killed Laura when she was driving around smoking in that car. I think she was trying to go along with Grant's story to keep him calm, but I think she knew. I think she thought Laura was dead in NC somewhere and Grant's idea about the hutch and their coming move was how he explained the U-Haul to her. I think she thought going to her sister's was giving Grant an alibi for when Laura was found. "Nope, couldn't have been us, we were in Texas." So mostly, I do believe her, but I don't believe she thought Laura was alive when they left Texas, I just don't think she thought she was in the U-Haul either.
I think she was manipulated by Grant to dislike Laura and funded this whole war against her in court. So I guess that's where I'm conflicted. I don't think she thought Laura would end up murdered or that she killed her. But I think she's too involved with all the things that happened before and all the things that happened after not to have to bear some liability for her actions.
I want to agree with you Irish, but the fact that she is claiming Grant would bring Laura into a bathroom BEFORE calling EMS, and the fact that she claims to not be in the least bit curious about that bathroom being closed off later....just NO.
Not to mention that whole "poopy" story. And she claims Grant was the one who cleaned that bathroom. I call BS on that.
Does Grant Hayes strike anyone as the kind of guy who was diligent about a chore he might be assigned?
I think Amanda catered to him in every way, including being the housemaid.
About the flighty selfish part, I TOTALLY agree.
I am re-watching now and she has mentioned going to school for about 5 different things already. Great, you want to learn new things.
How about learning to settle down and give your child a semi normal life?
I'm just catching up on AH's testimony & cross. All I can say is wow...Her demeanor is so confident but she's trying to portray herself as childlike. I noticed the distinct change in her voice after the first break, the childish voice was gone, but it returned for cross. I hope the jury picks up on that. I also note the comment about not smoking in the home, but she chain smoked in the car whilst she had all 3 children in the car with her, what a great example to motherhood this woman is. Whatever happened to LA on that fateful day, I'm sure an angry outburst by AH over the supposed $25,000.00 started the sequence of events that followed. This woman was all about money & the way she threw her money at GH proves she would have done anything to keep him. AH didn't know how to say "NO" to GH & it appears she didn't even want to.
*BBM*
THIS!
When she said that I went OH NO, NO NO!
I smoke, I have no issue with people who do.
But no way would I smoke in an enclosed car with 3 children.
And honestly I don't think she did either.
She has so far blown it. Her stories are not making sense.
I hope to gosh all her idiotic alibis get blown to shreds tomorrow.
