Posted on 07/27/2004 10:15:01 AM PDT by Bonaparte
On the other hand, if I were on the Scott Peterson jury I would surely vote to acquit based on everything I've heard.
Heaven knows that every woman I have ever been involved with has learned of my lies!
They are all still alive, though...
I don't know if he meant to disappear entirely--I was wondering if the whole point of moving out of state would be to better continue his big lie, while still maintaining his family ties. Much easier to do at a distance, I would imagine.
However, that would most certainly be out of the question if his wife spilled the beans to everyone, and she may have threatened to do just that. After the call from the university, isn't it possible she did a little more research, and found the rest of the big lie--that he never graduated, etc.? Easy enough to do, if she was so inclined.
Someone else pointed out that liars like this guy just hate being exposed....
Can't they check with the school to see if there was any phone communication with his wife?
I stated earlier: "This has not been confirmed by authorities." regarding the knife. According to Fox, it has now been confirmed.
It proves he was desperate to have a mattress pronto. He found a good deal at the store across the street, but blew it off because he couldn't take it home with him that day.
Why was he so desperate? If he needed a mattress so badly, why throw the old one away before he had a new one?
My guess--he'd gotten rid of the old one the night before, because it was drenched in her blood. (And the box springs--everyone see the footage of it being hauled away?--sure looked like it had a bloodstain on it.)
I wonder if he planned to just 'disappear' after he left SLC and start a new life, without wife, family or, oh yeah, baby.
You know, you just may have hit on something. That is entirely plausible. People like that shed their skin like reptiles, and turn into someone else, just like that. They don't like it when someone interferes with their plans. In fact they are very good at salting the trail with false information to cover up their lies and misdeeds.
The DNA could be retreived by a hairbrush or toothbrush, and also by the blood found in their apartment. When her body is found, I'm sure they'll also DNA test the baby.
Pinz, I'm paying close attention to this story for now. The trial probably won't interest me too much, but at the same time I'm very interested in why he did what he did, and what led to his overall behavior in the first place.
"...maybe they decided on one at a prior time, but were either price shopping, waiting for it to go on sale, or trying to find it in stock?"
Your other point is plausible. Let's stipulate to it. He could have seen an ad for that particular mattress on sale at both of the stores he went to that morning. He went into the first store but they were either sold out or the shipment was delayed. So he went to the second store and made the purchase.
Was it just coincidence that he did this right after his wife mysteriously disappeared, right after she'd had an upsetting phone conversation that threatened to topple his shaky house of cards, and just before the bedroom tested positive under luminol, the police carted away the old boxspring and announced that he wasn't telling them the truth under questioning?
How about this? What if I telephoned that furniture store today and asked if the mattress MH bought was on sale at a discount that day?
Most certainly. Lies are what this guy ran his life on. A "sickness" to a degree. That's what it looks like to me.
I don't think she was the one doing the pushing. I think it's because he's from a family of over-achievers (by all accounts) and it left him feeling deficient in the achievement department. So he compensated by making up a stellar life as a top student and soon-to-be doctor. Being exposed would have meant admitting he was an all-around failure, and who knows, Lori might have even called him that.
LOL! Considering your handle, you probably wouldn't have offed them yourself but contracted it out. Professionalism would have demanded it.
Besides, some women love guys they can keep catching in lies. They stay with them forever, enjoying all the perks of that high moral ground.
I hope someone can find that pic. I saw the original one of Lori, but never saw the one you're talking about.
You know, many people have been in social situations where you just don't want to be there, but good manners say otherwise. This was probably one of them. No matter what lies Mark told Lori, she probably knew at this point that something was really wrong. She couldn't exactly blow off her going away party, though.
Self preservation is the name of the game. I think the authorities should move him to a different facility and see how he reacts. After all, he was employed at the facility he's at now.
Haha! Well, as long as its good natured and innocuous stuff, I agree that women don't mind it so much in that it gives them an almost permanent moral high ground, which they usually have anyway! ;-)
Why could that not be the case here? I'm speaking from personal experience as someone raised in archaic Catholic beliefs. My Church condones divorce and anullment in certain situations. My mother ate fish on Friday until she was hospitalized, even though the Church lifted the restriction back in the seventies. She also believed in Christian martyrdom.
Many people who belong to mainstream religions hold extremist views. It was not my intention to insult you or Mormons in general. I'm very glad to hear that your sister was given help and advice from her Church and family. You all did the right thing.
In my heart, I know Lori is dead. Until they find the body there is always the tiny possibility that she bolted. I don't think I'd call that a scam. What would she gain? Some time to get her head together. I don't think that a woman like Lori would pull a stunt like that though. You do realize that we're all just speculating here, right?
Just caught Mark Fuhrman on FOXnews with John Gibson show. Mark sees this much the same as we do.
This is true, but he did lie to everyone about graduating from college. What this before or after his marriage? If they were married when he lied about that, it would bump your theory. She could be an evil witch, and do just what you said she did, and it could explain MH's episode at the motel. Let's wait and see what happens. Anything is plausible at this point.
Your relative and my ex would get along splendidly. I don't want to go into the TMI territory, but unfortunately I have years of experience dealing with liars.
Are you sure? I vaguely recall one of these articles stating that the facility he's in now is not where he worked.
Might be a newsie's mistake, but I heard the same thing reported--that he worked at the facility where he now resides. Think they mentioned that on Fox this morning, too.
Thanks, MS. Wouldn't be the first time we've seen differing media accounts.
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