Here are some of the other reasons. Apart from the £436,000. Although the judge in court said it was likely to be a lot more.
ALREADY IN PRISON ON THE FARM:
Was it 14 or 17 hour days on the farm ? Either way long days. At court Jeremy said he had seen his fathers will which tied him to working on the farm until Neville died.
BOARDING SCHOOL:
Mary Mugford said Jeremy 'never forgave June for sending him to boarding school.
THINGS WERE SLIPPING AWAY:
Jeremy was 24. It was the 'loads of money' era. Jeremy wanted to be a rich playboy based in London. But told Julie he had 'too much to lose' by walking away. He had neither the talent or determination to make it alone.
Mary Mugford said in court Jeremy had told her June was going to amend her will in favour of the twins.
OPPORTUNITY:
There was an opportunity and ready made scapegoat.
HATRED:
People testified how Jeremy hated his parents. Julie testified how Jeremy said Sheila upset him when younger.
RESENTMENT:
Sheila was living rent & work free in London. And would have inherited as much as Jeremy when Neville/June deceased. But how many hours had she worked on the farm ? And how many hours would she put in after inheriting ?
DOING EVERYONE A FAVOUR:
Neville was apparently 'ready to be put to pasture', June was a 'religious maniac', Sheila needed being 'put out of her misery' & the twins were bound to be effected by all this. Even Colin would benefit as he would have more time to look for work without the burden of two children.
PROVING JULIE WRONG, AND IMPRESSING HER:
Julie obviously never believed Jeremy would do something so horrendous. Even on the night she dismissed him. On TV she said Jeremy used to 'say things to shock people'.
STATUS, POWER, FAME:
Jeremy would instantly obtain these. He offered a 'Sun' journalist his life story prior to being charged.
TO SHOW HE COULD ACHIEVE SOMETHING:
The perfect crime and frame. Jeremy was so proud. Ringing Julie on the night. Then telling her later but giving himself a proxy. He later boasted to Liz Rimmington 'only I know what really happened that night'.
ON THE DAY:
Spending 14, or was it 17 hours working on the farm. Watching Sheila & the twins strolling around on their free holiday. A rare opportunity with everyone at WHF. Julies dismissal. Maybe Jeremy had an argument at WHF that night. BW said there was always a strained atmosphere when Jeremy was present.
THE CARAVAN BREAK IN:
BW said June & Neville knew about this. Further damaging their relationship with Jeremy. Was it now beyond repair ? Jeremy and June had not spoken for years according to Mary Mugford.
ADOPTION:
Jeremy was not related by blood. He was adopted and then sent to boarding school. Before persuading his parents to finance some jaunts abroad. Now he was a farm labourer. Complaining about his adoptive parents interfering in his life. Parents he did not like.
THE BUSINESS:
AE says Jeremy and Neville had a blazing row just before the murders. Neville would always have the final say as Jeremy only had a small share. This would have frustrated the 'would be' business executive Jeremy.
