Donjeta
Adji Desir, missing from Florida
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I don't see it like that. She's never affirmative because the checking on the boys/BL was a routine event. If you are used to doing the same thing every single day and then you can't remember exactly if you did that, the normal inference is you did it since you always did it.
I was the exact same way, it was a routine thing to check on the kid before I went to bed. Actually what we used to do is close her door while we were awake (made her sleep better) and then open it a crack before going to bed, to additionally hear for anything. That exercise became such a routine that I wouldn't even think about doing it. Now, if my memory the night before was inhibited in some way (like being intoxicated), my normal assumption would be that I did it, because it's what I always did.
Same thing could be happening here. She's not totally sure that she did it so she says 'I just don't know'. The only scenario where I could see where she wouldn't want to be honest about when she 'saw' BL would be if BL died when she was sitting outside (like SIDS) and when she went inside saw BL was dead and then had to do something about it. Only problem with that scenario is the dogs for sure would of hit all over the crib.
She could of easily said affirmatively that she checked on BL, despite not remembering it. She chose to actually say she didn't remember, because maybe she truly doesn't remember. That should count for something.
My problem with this is, if it's so natural for her to assume that she checked on Lisa, why does she first assume that she did not? JMO, probably because she remembers she didn't. Then she thinks it over and realizes that she totally should have checked on Lisa before going to bed and then infers that she might have without remembering.
I have a problem trusting people when they can't settle on one probable answer but have to cover all the bases and tick every box.