[blueriver]

What do you think motivates Jodi - the mother of his kids who has been living with him for over ten years. If we take his word for it that he is doing this deed out of pure dedication to his wifes wishes then wouldn't that make Jodi second fiddle to Terri? Which leads me to conclude that there is something in this for Jodi as well. So what could that possibly be? The only think that comes to mind is the thousands of dollars they have spent over the past ten years on Terri's dime and a possible life insurance policy that MS refuses to comment on.

[kaylar]

Some women would rather do anything than get out of bed in the morning, hold down a job, and support themselves. Jodi's stayed with him because she sees $700,000 when Terri finally has the decency to die and make them both rich. But it should be noted that at least one after Terri/before Jodi GF came forward and said she broke up with MS because she grew to fear him, and that he stalked her for some time. If that's true,and given what's been reported of the marriage, maybe Jodi CAN'T leave. A common threat abusive men make is, "Leave me, and I'll take the kids away from you and you'll never see them again." Given the way the courts have bent over for MS, I'd take that threat seriously.

[litany_of_lies]

I agree as to Jodi's possible motivations being monetary. They have a shell insurance company in both of their names, which hasn't been adequately investigated.

What's hard to tell is whether she is a co-conspirator or another naive victim (I'm theorizing that Terri was a naive victim in the sense that she may have seen signs of abuse before marriage and didn't call it off, or got abused during the marriage and didn't head for the hills).

As to Jodi, I vote for co-conspirator, and predict that she and Mikey will turn on each within a year of Terri's death, if they are successful in finishing Terri off.