[clintonh8r]

The after-the-fact behavior of both the father and daughter seems strange, especially in light of the murders of the son/brother and wife/mother. They almost act like nothing happened. Dr. Keith Ablow gave a very insightful description of this yesterday.

[Uncle Chip]

Do you have his description that you can post??

One thing that has to be considered is that the father is better off financially now with no more child support payments to deal with.

[binreadin]

I agree. Add to that the girl’s (to me) suspicious behavior when she was seen by the people on horseback. Apparently she tried to keep her face turned away from them. Doesn’t seem to me like someone taken against their will. My bet is that she and DiMaggio had formed a sexual relationship and the mom found out about it. I have experience with teenage girls, and it was terrifying. In some cases they have no thought for anyone but themselves, and what it is they want at the moment, with no insight into the consequences for themselves or others. We had a young girl here who stabbed to death her grandparents because they objected to her romantic liaison. Kind of made me understand why the Taliban married their girls off at 14. Flame away if you will, but unless you’ve been in the middle of it you have no clue.

[Mountain Mary]

What did Ablow say?

[TomGuy]

The after-the-fact behavior of both the father and daughter seems strange, especially in light of the murders of the son/brother and wife/mother. They almost act like nothing happened.

The father's emotional state during TV statement while they were 'missing' and after the girl was found and returned seemed uncharacteristic.

Perhaps during the early ones, he thought they were all together, but the body of a child (unidentified) had already been found in the rubble. He didn't seem to show any expression of grief or uncertainty.

I still think daughter was infatuated with an older man who was showing her attention. How much was her involvement in events?

The whole family+friend dynamic seems strange, as does the lack of or inappropriate emotional responses the father and returned daughter seemed to exhibit.

[little jeremiah]

Link to Dr. Keith Ablow’s description?

[Mercat]

I did get a sort of vibe from father that he was not too freaked out or worried or upset. Weird.