So Neil just couldn't pull off the suicide part of the murder suicide. Maybe when he gets into jail someone will finish the job for him. (Recently in Mass., convicted killer Joseph
Druce, in for life. was convicted of
killing pedophile priest John Geoghan while in prison.
Since there's no death penalty Geoghan's term went from
"life in prison" to..."life in prison".)
"So Neil just couldn't pull off the suicide part of the murder suicide."
That would be the defense (part of it) I would think. Because really there's nothing else. It's just a theory, of course. If he's found guilty, he has to be locked up forever. Death Penalty if possible (but I don't think there's a DP in Mass.).