GRACE: Mr. Farese, was there a history of abuse in the Winkler home?
FARESE: You know, there are different kinds of abuse. I`m not willing to go into anything that she`s told me, and that will be something that is ferreted out at a later date.
GRACE: Well, when you say there`s different kinds of abuse, what do you mean by that?
FARESE: Well, you know, there`s more than physical abuse. There`s more than sexual abuse. There`s verbal abuse. There`s mental abuse.
GRACE: Do you think at any time her three daughters were in danger of harm in that home?
FARESE: Well, what I think doesn`t matter. I was not there. I do not know. From all that I feel that I know, I would not think they would have been in any danger.
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From Larry King Live
CALLER: I have a question. Could the motive have been that Mr. Winkler could have been abusing his wife or children in any way?
KING: Jennifer, that's a logical thing to think.
JOHNSON: A lot of people have asked that question and from the very moment that we came upon the scene we actually looked and there's no history of domestic violence. As I said earlier, we can't share the motive but I think, you know, the history does sort of speak for itself.