I don't find her claim very compelling. She has no evidence to back it up, and memories can fade after 10 years.
She does have a motive to remember in his favor--her children. How many women want their children to live with the stigma of having their father known as a notorious child molester/murderer?
I can't stand my ex-husband and think he's pretty vile (but not this vile!) However, most women would remember any Christmases that their husband was not with them and children. I can vividly remember Christmas of '96- we spent Christmas Eve at the grandma-in-laws and announced we were expecting child #2. Former brother-in-law and wife were divorcing but hadn't told anyone but us, yet, so they didn't ruin Christmas. I can even remember a couple of my gifts. ; ) Ex-husband was with me all the next day, also. A lot of women remember holidays, especially when they have kids ages to milestone. And unless it is common for their husband to skip holidays, they remember those where the husband was gone. (I still remember the only Thanksgiving my dad missed when I was a kid.)
>>>She does have a motive to remember in his favor--her children. How many women want their children to live with the stigma of having their father known as a notorious child molester/murderer?>>>
Motive such as protecting her own butt? He had a website from 1996 that he used to ask sexual questions to youngsters on. She posted on there frequently as well. I cannot believe she was as ignorant to this man and his rantings until he was arrested in 2001. He was losing it long before that.