Hi Patti,,yes,very sad,as both Sheila and Jeremy are victims really.
Had these murders been committed today,things would have been a lot different for both of them,because Jeremy would have been free,and Sheila also would very likely still be alive because of the treatments available for her severe illness. Yes,the whole thing is very sad indeed.
How little was known back in the 80's. For all any of us know,Sheila could have heard voices in her head telling her to kill. It has been known,especially among paranoid schizophrenics,whose life-spans aren't those of normal people anyway,for near enough half of them commit suicide eventually,and that's after taking the appropriate medication ( always supposing they don't miss taking it )
The illness is very in-depth,and I do feel that it should be taken into consideration instead of laying blame on Jeremy.