“the two boys Mark and the mythical ‘David’”
All available evidence supports Ruth’s claim that David was her second-born son. Why would she make this claim if it were not true? Is there reliable evidence that she was/is psychotic, and lives in an alternative reality?
Mark also affirms that David was his younger brother, now deceased. Is the idea here that he’s just humoring his lunatic mother? [The photo he posted of David at a somewhat older age (than the original photo) is quite remarkable...if it’s a photo of a non-existent person. Or put another way, for a myth, David looked amazingly substantial in his photo.]
And the various neighbors and family members who mention David—there are quite a few of them. Are they all insane as well?
Ditto the local newspapers, which both affirm David’s life and death—and do so independently of each other. They can’t all be crazy.
What if Ruth is telling the truth, that she actually did have a son named David, and lost him in a tragic accident. Isn’t it more than a little cruel, to call her a liar? Most people would simply say, ‘Sorry for your loss,’ and let it go at that.
“..... Mark also affirms that David was his younger brother,now deceased. Is the idea here that he’s just humoring his lunatic mother? [The photo he posted of David at a somewhat older age (than the original photo) is quite remarkable...if it’s a photo of a non-existent person. Or put another way,for a myth,David looked amazingly substantial in his photo.]....”
And the later picture of Mark and David would have been taken when 0 was in Hawaii, in, or just about to enter, high school.
Boys are either 6 and 8, or 8 and 10 puts it at about 1973 to 1975. Choom gang pic has “class of 1975” on it.
Thanks for the analysis; also Marks other book mentioned his brother David.
So does his website.
The grade school age picture shows that David existed at the SAME TIME as 0.
Can’t get around that.
Also in 1963, 0 was with SADO in Hawaii, so he can’t be with Ruth in Kenya.
And in 1963 Mark wasn’t born yet, because bho SR hadn’t met Ruth.