The man is a sociopath, and I believe he is guilty. Those weren't just lies he was telling, but damn lies. This would explain why Lori was upset friday afternoon, but was okay at the party. He lied to her again, obviously. The one thing a sociopath or narcissist cannot handle is being unmasked. They become very dangerous.
This is my take on what happened. Lori goes home and tells her husband about the conversation she had. He tells her it is just a computer glitch, or whatever, and he'll straighten it out Monday. Now he knows that the game is over, and he has to take care of her before he is exposed. Sociopaths prey on innocent, trusting people. Lori and both families seem to fall into that category. He is such a good liar that he even pulled off the sham of graduating from the University of Utah.
What else has he lied about? Someone from the Church needs to contact the people who accompanied him on his mission. Did something happen while he was doing missionary work? I think if people wake up and start doing some digging, they might find more things. He didn't just have a nervous breakdown because this has been going on for a long time.
This isn't the first time Lori has caught him in lies. When you are married to a liar, it takes a while, but you begin to figure it out. I am hoping against hope for the following scenario: Lori finds out he has lied to her. She has a miscarriage from the stress. She gets so hopping mad at him that she sprinkles her own blood in the apartment and runs off - leaving him to implode!
I think the police are interviewing quite a few people. I also believe they are finding out a lot about this suspect. They and the DA know the defense is going to be temporary insanity, so at least two things they likely will want to establish are suspect's character and evidence of premeditation. They need time to flesh out his personal history and get all their ducks in a row. Even if the jury doesn't buy the insanity claim, if defense can convince them this crime resulted from a moment of panic or rage, he won't get the death penalty, not without the necessary elements. In fact, he won't even serve a life sentence.
I think he's in the nut house so he can claim "insanity" and get a lighter sentence.
Someone had posted a photo of Mark and Lori, at their going away party, on an earlier thread. He was smiling but she had a strained look on her face...not her usual bright smile. Probably still upset about the phone call.
I can't find the photo or I would have posted it.