The hoops the Defence must now jump through to show Sheila's guilt evince a feeling of desperation which has not been manifest since my time on this forum at least. We now have a girl whose last words to Auntie Pam betrayed no malevoence whatsoever but only her customary weariness as she prepared for bed in an environment where admittedly she did not feel at home,yet now we have Sheila deciding to kill all there and then and changing into her nightie after the slaughter for the only reason it suits the Defence's scenario so to do. It still does not explain why there is no blood spatter from the first shot in the kitchen(to humour the Defence for a moment)when she moves upstairs apparently out of view of Police at the scene.
The press deal has been discussed many times here but to recapitulate: Julie was hounded with reporters at her place of work and home and consulted a solicitor as how best to get rid of them. A deal was arranged whereby Julie would be left alone were she to agree to a deal which was to be signed after the trial,not before as has been alleged. A similar deal was available to Jeremy conditional on acquittal,along with Anji Greaves waiting in a suite at a Park Lane hotel with champagne in an ice bucket and a banner reading "Faith,Truth,Justice..Welcome Home Jeremy". Of course as it turned out Jeremy was heading not for the Hilton but Wormwood Scrubs,but the intention to profit out of the five murders was there. Of course as soon as the guilty verdict came through the Press pack dispersed along with Anji herself.