of course, that's the answer. that'd be the answer for every criminal who's ever done anything. "a lot" is relative. a criminal does what he does to avoid detection because what he has to lose, to him, is "a LOT".narlacat said:A parent that had a lot to lose.
the R's had to lose: their freedom, (their lives would have been in jeapordy), their lifestyle, their social status, their image to others, John's business, income...
all that compared to just their little girl, Patsy's "plaything", her...
tell me, narlacat. are you a parent?
i'm not disagreeing with you - i just know that it's a HUGE leap from accidentally killing your child (a rage thing, which there are signs of on JBR) to desecrating the dead body with a garrot and string around the wrist and duct tape and a crushed skull.
that the body was carefully wrapped in a blanket and left INSIDE the home points to a parent's "protective" desire not to leave their dead child outside in the elements, according to Steve Thomas. these two characteristics of the theory are contradictory.
to me that's an issue. i'm sure a good Det. can explain it, but i haven't heard it yet.
there are MANY parents guilty of killing their children. VERY FEW 'torture' them before or after the death and lead a normal lifestyle.
again. i'm open to the R's likelihood of guilt. i just want to hear a more plausible theory.