egap, I think that very little, apart from basic facts about
when Sheilla and Jeremy went to Boarding school, left home, etc,
is actually known about this family now.
The policy that the Bamber's had of preferring to keep family matters
"behind closed doors" is certainly one of the big obstacles!
If it should come to light that each one had kept a diary that might be of
use. (But what are the odds that Essex Police would have got rid of them by now?)
Jeremy, by his own account of the disagreement over the twins being placed into
foster care, on that last evening, which he said he overheard, as he was in the kitchen, the same room as Sheila and June and Ralph were,
at the time it was going on between his parents and Sheila, seemed to prefer to "back off"
and distance himself from the family dynamics that evening - he chooses to go outside and
see if he can shoot some rabbits he thought he had seen.
So even Jeremy is unaware that things may take a tragic turn immanently, because he avoids
involvement.
Had he stayed and listened maybe he would have realized that Sheila was beginning to lose control completely.
The other relatives who claimed to be so close to dear Auntie June and Uncle Ralph, also appeared to
have virtually no insight into the degree of Sheila's mental illness and I think I have read on here that
their contact time with June and Ralph was fairly limited too.
The farm Secretary, who saw Ralph frequently, had no idea why he appeared to look so unwell in the last weeks, but felt very concerned about him.
However, he was very evasive of her questions regarding was something wrong.
She stated that he said that he had to be careful as it "would soon be Rabbit shooting season" and "one never knows".
I mean, how cryptic is that?
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