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Yes, you've said before that he showed signs of having already moved on with his wife--before the disappearance.

I never thought of Scott even having a grieving process, but I guess even he would have. Except it would probably be called something else when the person wasn't really sad to see Laci go: maybe the "adjustment to change" process? And I guess even screwed-up people like Scott would have to have such a process. And I guess it would have begun to take place whenever he made up his mind to get rid of her. This may mean that Laci herself was the only one close enough to him at the time, to have observed the process beginning. How creepy.

"Except it would probably be called something else when the person wasn't really sad to see Laci go: maybe the "adjustment to change" process?"

Yes...it's not the type of grieving we think of...kind of like the feeling you have when you leave a job or situation you don't like. Even though it is not pleasant you still may feel a sense of loss. I really think it is important for the prosecution to present this guy's psychology to the jury. Some of what I notice, though, probably can't be presented in the courtroom.

On a related note: Websleuths has a copy of the new (Jan. 12th) NE. It discusses Scott's cheating (the lies he told), him ordering Viagra in Jan. 2002, and, in Jan. 2003 (less than a month after his wife and child went missing), he orders X-rated subscriptions from Dish Network.

Warning - do not read this on a weak stomach.