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JEREMY BAMBER CASE => Jeremy Bamber Case Discussion => Topic started by: mike tesko on December 01, 2017, 12:09:PM
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The Keith Mallinsons Reports will all eventually be posted here!
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The Keith Mallinsons Reports will all eventually be posted here!
Let us remind ourselves about the only tests which were carried out involving the inside lining of the anshuzt rifles barrel - it was a cloth pull through test (MDF/1) which he purportedly pulled through the entire length of the aforementioned barrel on the 12th September 1985. Afterwards, he examined the cloth for any presence of blood and found 'none'!
He relied on the absence of any blood found on this cloth to support his claim that the silencer was fitted to the guns barrel at the time of the shootings! (Because of the blood and paint associated with the silencer)..
Yet, the Mallinson theory if implemented could blow the prosecutions evidence out of existence and give it little or none at all, credibility
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The possibility that hidden away and concealed in the voids of the rifling of the gun there exists victims blood and DNA is very high!
On occasions I had cause to discuss the Mallinson theory together with Glen Smith and Keith Mallinsons in 2003 / 2004, it became somewhat obvious to me at that time, on those occasions, that it could be a pivotal moment in the case...
What Mallinson proposed was that the voids of the rifling inside the lining of the barrel could be cleaned out using a special tool suitable for such a purpose, and the debris collected or gathered upon / in specially prepared paper free of potential contamination! The results of the cleansing process could then be checked for any blood group activity and DNA using the very latest techniques! Nobody has done this during the 32 years since the tragedy! I believe the reason the defence haven't yet got around to doing it, is due to cost! On the other hand, the prosecution haven't done it because they know the results have the potential to collapse the case and set Jeremy Bamber free!
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if they still have the rifle than yes i agree its a good idea as forensic science has improved so much that if there is blood or dna in the barrel it will be found.but how do we go about getting them to conduct the test
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The Keith Mallinsons Reports will all eventually be posted here!
Mike you have already posted it on the forum before.
http://jeremybamberforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,2515.msg77461.html#msg77461 (http://jeremybamberforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,2515.msg77461.html#msg77461)
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To summarize the pull-through technique was inadequate.
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Mike you have already posted it on the forum before.
http://jeremybamberforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,2515.msg77461.html#msg77461 (http://jeremybamberforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,2515.msg77461.html#msg77461)
If the last submissions to the CCRC had resulted in a referral to the Court of Appeal this was something Simon McKay intended to pursue. The Mallinson material was referred to in the Judicial Review application, as an example of potential additional grounds of appeal.
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If the last submissions to the CCRC had resulted in a referral to the Court of Appeal this was something Simon McKay intended to pursue. The Mallinson material was referred to in the Judicial Review application, as an example of potential additional grounds of appeal.
The CCRC pointed out that Dr Fowler did not explain the absence of blood in the barrel. Why could this not have been used against the CCRC's reasoning?
Also there is reason to believe Malcom Fletcher lacked any forensic firearms qualifications, but I doubt that could be used since the defence had every opportunity to question him about that at trial.
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Let us remind ourselves about the only tests which were carried out involving the inside lining of the anshuzt rifles barrel - it was a cloth pull through test (MDF/1) which he purportedly pulled through the entire length of the aforementioned barrel on the 12th September 1985. Afterwards, he examined the cloth for any presence of blood and found 'none'!
He relied on the absence of any blood found on this cloth to support his claim that the silencer was fitted to the guns barrel at the time of the shootings! (Because of the blood and paint associated with the silencer)..
Yet, the Mallinson theory if implemented could blow the prosecutions evidence out of existence and give it little or none at all, credibility
Fletcher's 'Cloth pull through' (MDF/1) would not have reached the recessed voids of the rifling in the barrel, but would have glided over the miniscule entrance ways of the rifling lands and grooves inside the lining of the guns barrel! I believe that the said barrel had a total of eight lands and grooves , so there were ample locations throughout the entire length of the guns barrel in which a victims blood and DNA could easily find itself concealed, or be overlooked!
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To summarize the pull-through technique was inadequate.
Right. As I'd previously stated ( and got shouted down ) mixed with any blood would have been other materials as I'd mentioned,such as skin/bone and other substances not seen with the naked eye.
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Right. As I'd previously stated ( and got shouted down ) mixed with any blood would have been other materials as I'd mentioned,such as skin/bone and other substances not seen with the naked eye.
Certainly, IF it had been used.
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Certainly, IF it had been used.
As a weapon to bash with.
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Right. As I'd previously stated ( and got shouted down ) mixed with any blood would have been other materials as I'd mentioned,such as skin/bone and other substances not seen with the naked eye.
Is so, such tissue would have been found on the outside of the rifle - none was reported.
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Is so, such tissue would have been found on the outside of the rifle - none was reported.
A lot of other things went unreported also,so that's nothing to go by.
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Is so, such tissue would have been found on the outside of the rifle - none was reported.
By the same token, you might also expect blood mixed with human tissue on the outside of the sound moderator, but alas none was found there either!
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By the same token, you might also expect blood mixed with human tissue on the outside of the sound moderator, but alas none was found there either!
Well, I guess if you used the butt end to bash someone with while holding the barrell, you wouldn't necessarily get tissue on the silencer if it were attached.
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Well, I guess if you used the butt end to bash someone with while holding the barrell, you wouldn't necessarily get tissue on the silencer if it were attached.
Was any blood/tissue found on the butt end?
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Well, I guess if you used the butt end to bash someone with while holding the barrell, you wouldn't necessarily get tissue on the silencer if it were attached.
In fact, the only way tissue would get inside is if the gun was being rammed, butt end down, into the flesh. If it's being used to beat someone, in all likelihood it will be the middle part of it which will be used.
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Was any blood/tissue found on the butt end?
Smears of blood but don't think any tissue was found Buddy.
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Smears of blood but don't think any tissue was found Buddy.
Thanks Caroline. You would think the butt would have been heavily blood stained if indeed it had been used. Smearing would suggest that someone had blood on their hands imo.
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Thanks Caroline. You would think the butt would have been heavily blood stained if indeed it had been used. Smearing would suggest that someone had blood on their hands imo.
Or their gloves?
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Or their gloves?
That too is true.
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Well, I guess if you used the butt end to bash someone with while holding the barrell, you wouldn't necessarily get tissue on the silencer if it were attached.
I don't believe that the attacker hit Neville Bamber with any part of the gun as was suggested, since there was no scientific or expert opinion where marks made on the body were caused as a result of being struck by a specific part of the rifle! I believe its much more likely that any such injuries were caused as a result of Neville falling against some hard / sharp/ blunt object or oither. In Point of fact, stop and think for a moment the liklihood of Neville bambers head and face falling perfectly into the metal coal bucket by the corner of the kitchen aga? Surely, his head and face striking against the hard metal rim of that bucket would have caused serios injuries of the tyoe and nature which has been fobbed off as being caused by being struck with the rifle in club fashion?
Neveille Bamber was a big bloke, and heavy - there would have been one hell of an amount of force impacting against any part of that bucket when his head fell against it or into it! And, where else did Neville fall and bang his face andd his head?
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I too think that the part of A rifle that broke,did so against the iron surround of the Aga as Nevill would have held up an arm to guide it away from him and in doing so it smacked the side of the surround. It wouldn't have broken with a blow to the head.
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Thanks Caroline. You would think the butt would have been heavily blood stained if indeed it had been used. Smearing would suggest that someone had blood on their hands imo.
did the cleaner say that the washing up liquid was not in its correct place.may have been used to clean blood stains on rifle and hands
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did the cleaner say that the washing up liquid was not in its correct place.may have been used to clean blood stains on rifle and hands
Can you think of any feasible reason why Sheila, IF she'd committed the massacre, and intended to use the weapon to take her own life, would wish to conceal that she had? It would go somewhat against June's claims that she'd paid no interest in housework, wouldn't it?
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Can you think of any feasible reason why Sheila, IF she'd committed the massacre, and intended to use the weapon to take her own life, would wish to conceal that she had? It would go somewhat against June's claims that she'd paid no interest in housework, wouldn't it?
non what so ever, jane
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I don't believe that the attacker hit Neville Bamber with any part of the gun as was suggested, since there was no scientific or expert opinion where marks made on the body were caused as a result of being struck by a specific part of the rifle! I believe its much more likely that any such injuries were caused as a result of Neville falling against some hard / sharp/ blunt object or oither. In Point of fact, stop and think for a moment the liklihood of Neville bambers head and face falling perfectly into the metal coal bucket by the corner of the kitchen aga? Surely, his head and face striking against the hard metal rim of that bucket would have caused serios injuries of the tyoe and nature which has been fobbed off as being caused by being struck with the rifle in club fashion?
Neveille Bamber was a big bloke, and heavy - there would have been one hell of an amount of force impacting against any part of that bucket when his head fell against it or into it! And, where else did Neville fall and bang his face andd his head?
I think he collapsed in a chair first, moments from death, then further rifle shots ensued. Jeremy's prodding with the rifle might have tipped him over into the bucket, or did he place his father there as symbol of the New Order, reluctant to view his handiwork, the human carnage unsettling his exultant mood, just as he vowed never to gaze upon June's face again after the final shot between the forehead.
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I think he collapsed in a chair first, moments from death, then further rifle shots ensued. Jeremy's prodding with the rifle might have tipped him over into the bucket, or did he place his father there as symbol of the New Order, reluctant to view his handiwork, the human carnage unsettling his exultant mood, just as he vowed never to gaze upon June's face again after the final shot between the forehead.
good post steve
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I think he collapsed in a chair first, moments from death, then further rifle shots ensued. Jeremy's prodding with the rifle might have tipped him over into the bucket, or did he place his father there as symbol of the New Order, reluctant to view his handiwork, the human carnage unsettling his exultant mood, just as he vowed never to gaze upon June's face again after the final shot between the forehead.
Or might it have been to ensure that she'd never again turn her disapproving gaze on him?
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I think he collapsed in a chair first, moments from death, then further rifle shots ensued. Jeremy's prodding with the rifle might have tipped him over into the bucket, or did he place his father there as symbol of the New Order, reluctant to view his handiwork, the human carnage unsettling his exultant mood, just as he vowed never to gaze upon June's face again after the final shot between the forehead.
Why the need for prodding or bothering to place anyone in certain positions when time was of the essence before the shift of the day arrived for harvesting,etc ? I JB hadn't cared about killing why would he care if they were " comfortable " in their state of death ?
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Why the need for prodding or bothering to place anyone in certain positions when time was of the essence before the shift of the day arrived for harvesting,etc ? I JB hadn't cared about killing why would he care if they were " comfortable " in their state of death ?
I'm wondering how many times in his childhood Nevill had relegated his son to the meanest chares, carrying the bucket to feed the herd, to wash to farm vehicles, to clean the windows, then the Gresham's years where Jeremy increasingly found the confidence to say no, then with Aunt Diana's death and later June and Sheila's illnesses all the stuffing seemed to be knocked out of Nevill, with Jeremy there as the one constant, determined to replace him.
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Why the need for prodding or bothering to place anyone in certain positions when time was of the essence before the shift of the day arrived for harvesting,etc ? I JB hadn't cared about killing why would he care if they were " comfortable " in their state of death ?
3am? That's hours before the start of any shift. If he arranged the bodies, "comfort" had nothing to do with it!
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I'm wondering how many times in his childhood Nevill had relegated his son to the meanest chares, carrying the bucket to feed the herd, to wash to farm vehicles, to clean the windows, then the Gresham's years where Jeremy increasingly found the confidence to say no, then with Aunt Diana's death and later June and Sheila's illnesses all the stuffing seemed to be knocked out of Nevill, with Jeremy there as the one constant, determined to replace him.
But some say that JB was in no hurry to fill his father's shoes on account of his lack of interest in the farm ? Playboy and farmer doesn't gel somehow.
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But some say that JB was in no hurry to fill his father's shoes on account of his lack of interest in the farm ? Playboy and farmer doesn't gel somehow.
How much interest did he take in the farm after the death of his family?
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But some say that JB was in no hurry to fill his father's shoes on account of his lack of interest in the farm ? Playboy and farmer doesn't gel somehow.
But Steve suggested that it was during his childhood that Jeremy may have had these thoughts. People have been known to change their minds about the thoughts they had as children, as shown by the lack of time and effort he put into farming as an adult.
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But Steve suggested that it was during his childhood that Jeremy may have had these thoughts. People have been known to change their minds about the thoughts they had as children, as shown by the lack of time and effort he put into farming as an adult.
He liked sitting in the tractor!
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3am? That's hours before the start of any shift. If he arranged the bodies, "comfort" had nothing to do with it!
I thought it was a 4am start when harvesting was under way ?
As for comfort,I'd doubt very much that's how/where the three adults died.
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But some say that JB was in no hurry to fill his father's shoes on account of his lack of interest in the farm ? Playboy and farmer doesn't gel somehow.
But they do because Jeremy told cousin Ann that he rather fancied being a gentleman farmer. It was in his flibbertigibbet Walter Mitty mind that he didn't know what he wanted, even a few hours before the deed when he equivocated to Julie, then post-murders sank into a deep depression when the novelty of the trappings of wealth had worn off, he hankered after turning back the clock to a more secure time, when little was demanded of him, hence his request to Pamela to keep the milk teeth as souvenirs and his rumination about absconding to some far-flung monastery with Roland Pargeter.
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But Steve suggested that it was during his childhood that Jeremy may have had these thoughts. People have been known to change their minds about the thoughts they had as children, as shown by the lack of time and effort he put into farming as an adult.
Nevill would keep his cards close to his chest, and June was ill, unsettling the teenage boy in that close, rural backdrop, then Sheila's illness followed. Encased in a vacuum which fitted like a shroud, his only meaningful existence now without the confines of the Farm, and turning to central nervous system stimulants to get him though the daily grind, he slowly came to understand the parental signs and gestures, their concealed disappointment and the reason he had been placed there, then bent on overcoming his parents' wishes and determined to overturn their whole justification by an annulment of the will at whatever cost.
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But they do because Jeremy told cousin Ann that he rather fancied being a gentleman farmer. It was in his flibbertigibbet Walter Mitty mind that he didn't know what he wanted, even a few hours before the deed when he equivocated to Julie, then post-murders sank into a deep depression when the novelty of the trappings of wealth had worn off, he hankered after turning back the clock to a more secure time, when little was demanded of him, hence his request to Pamela to keep the milk teeth as souvenirs and his rumination about absconding to some far-flung monastery with Roland Pargeter.
Somehow I can't picture JB as a Walter Mitty character,more a Walter Disney or even a Walter out of the Nearest and Dearest sketch whose wife " carried him around " and organised him such as JM did.
If JB had been the absconding type he'd have used his opportunity to do so when he skipped off abroad.
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He liked sitting in the tractor!
Well he couldn't be asked to do owt else when he'd got his headphones on, could he?
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Somehow I can't picture JB as a Walter Mitty character,more a Walter Disney or even a Walter out of the Nearest and Dearest sketch whose wife " carried him around " and organised him such as JM did.
If JB had been the absconding type he'd have used his opportunity to do so when he skipped off abroad.
It would have suited him down to the ground..................except the Bank of Parents refused more cash.
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Somehow I can't picture JB as a Walter Mitty character,more a Walter Disney or even a Walter out of the Nearest and Dearest sketch whose wife " carried him around " and organised him such as JM did.
If JB had been the absconding type he'd have used his opportunity to do so when he skipped off abroad.
But his parents controlled the purse strings, and the restrictions proved ever tighter as he was offered not more largesse but a flight home. Despondent that he had not forged any meaningful relationships on his travels and dejected that he had been labelled as unfit to take a diving course he turned to Brett for solace, who flattered his damaged ego at every turn. The stage was now set for the ultimate tragedy as Jeremy ransacked the safe at Osea Road, and cognizant that he would have to keep up the pretence he began to work longer hours at the Farm.
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But they do because Jeremy told cousin Ann that he rather fancied being a gentleman farmer. It was in his flibbertigibbet Walter Mitty mind that he didn't know what he wanted, even a few hours before the deed when he equivocated to Julie, then post-murders sank into a deep depression when the novelty of the trappings of wealth had worn off, he hankered after turning back the clock to a more secure time, when little was demanded of him, hence his request to Pamela to keep the milk teeth as souvenirs and his rumination about absconding to some far-flung monastery with Roland Pargeter.
Steve, I rather imagine that to have been a tongue in cheek remark. Notice how the emphasis was on "gentleman". No mention of hands-on. I really don't believe he ever had any intentions of farming.
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Nevill would keep his cards close to his chest, and June was ill, unsettling the teenage boy in that close, rural backdrop, then Sheila's illness followed. Encased in a vacuum which fitted like a shroud, his only meaningful existence now without the confines of the Farm, and turning to central nervous system stimulants to get him though the daily grind, he slowly came to understand the parental signs and gestures, their concealed disappointment and the reason he had been placed there, then bent on overcoming his parents' wishes and determined to overturn their whole justification by an annulment of the will at whatever cost.
Latterly when June was ill,Nevill had reversed roles in that instead of running after Sheila as he'd done,he'd began to show sympathy towards his wife for a change which didn't go down well with Sheila and so she'd have felt utterly alone.No husband,the risk of losing her boys and now her father with his thoughts towards his wife's health and welfare. Sheila's mind hadn't been quipped to deal with blow after blow and had realised and chosen a way out of it all.
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Latterly when June was ill,Nevill had reversed roles in that instead of running after Sheila as he'd done,he'd began to show sympathy towards his wife for a change which didn't go down well with Sheila and so she'd have felt utterly alone.No husband,the risk of losing her boys and now her father with his thoughts towards his wife's health and welfare. Sheila's mind hadn't been quipped to deal with blow after blow and had realised and chosen a way out of it all.
Aww. What a sad little story :'( Trouble is, it falls apart because Sheila didn't actually live at WHF, so would be unlikely to know how Nevill was interacting with June on a daily basis. I have my doubts about Nevill "running after Sheila". I suspect it was Sheila who ran after him when she needed something.
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Latterly when June was ill,Nevill had reversed roles in that instead of running after Sheila as he'd done,he'd began to show sympathy towards his wife for a change which didn't go down well with Sheila and so she'd have felt utterly alone.No husband,the risk of losing her boys and now her father with his thoughts towards his wife's health and welfare. Sheila's mind hadn't been quipped to deal with blow after blow and had realised and chosen a way out of it all.
I think that's possible though unlikely. I don't remember Sheila telling anyone that her late night telephone calls to her father had stopped, and then of course there was the allowance shortly to be drawn up in her favour courtesy of June, who may have got the idea from the local vicar. A friend Jane Robinson and Michael both remarked she seemed more upbeat that last July, though with Sheila the despondency was always lurking with the self-doubt, and she remained vulnerable to the lashing of anybody's tongue.
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Aww. What a sad little story :'( Trouble is, it falls apart because Sheila didn't actually live at WHF, so would be unlikely to know how Nevill was interacting with June on a daily basis. I have my doubts about Nevill "running after Sheila". I suspect it was Sheila who ran after him when she needed something.
Sheila used to ring her father a lot during the early hours,for someone to talk to,so his sleep must have been disturbed on many an occasion.
I don't doubt that during the short-lived stay at WHF prior to the tragedies that Sheila thought that things were the same as ever between her and her father until she'd learnt that her mother was visiting her GP regularly for whatever reason,though Nevill thought it was a good enough reason to shower his wife with the sympathy for once and help he'd once willingly given to his daughter,which obviously Sheila hadn't readily agreed with.
One time when Sheila was staying at WHF during a convalescing period June had remarked to Sheila as not having been the only one who was unwell. In other words,little sympathy came from her mother so on the night of the 7th Sheila repaid them all back by shooting them all dead.
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Latterly when June was ill,Nevill had reversed roles in that instead of running after Sheila as he'd done,he'd began to show sympathy towards his wife for a change which didn't go down well with Sheila and so she'd have felt utterly alone.No husband,the risk of losing her boys and now her father with his thoughts towards his wife's health and welfare. Sheila's mind hadn't been quipped to deal with blow after blow and had realised and chosen a way out of it all.
I'm sure you meant to type a 'perhaps' at the front of that post Lookout?
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Sheila used to ring her father a lot during the early hours,for someone to talk to,so his sleep must have been disturbed on many an occasion.
I don't doubt that during the short-lived stay at WHF prior to the tragedies that Sheila thought that things were the same as ever between her and her father until she'd learnt that her mother was visiting her GP regularly for whatever reason,though Nevill thought it was a good enough reason to shower his wife with the sympathy for once and help he'd once willingly given to his daughter,which obviously Sheila hadn't readily agreed with.
One time when Sheila was staying at WHF during a convalescing period June had remarked to Sheila as not having been the only one who was unwell. In other words,little sympathy came from her mother so on the night of the 7th Sheila repaid them all back by shooting them all dead.
What, exactly does "a lot" mean, Lookout? Do we KNOW how many times she called her father? Given that it was a family which held secrets, I can't see them sharing with Sheila, ANYTHING which might give her extra cause for concern.
Most people who suffer with depression are hugely self oriented. I've no doubt that Sheila was the same. It may have been, one one occasion, that June, who I imagine to have been a bit of a martyr, was fed up with Sheila's me,me,me stance, especially if she hadn't noticed that June was unwell.
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I'm sure you meant to type a 'perhaps' at the front of that post Lookout?
No,I don't think so.
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No,I don't think so.
But you don't know that it's true, do you, Lookout?
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But you don't know that it's true, do you, Lookout?
I'd lay bets that it was half true.
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I'd lay bets that it was half true.
Any family dynamic is up for grabs, but I think every effort would have been made to mollify Sheila during the short time she was with them.
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What, exactly does "a lot" mean, Lookout? Do we KNOW how many times she called her father? Given that it was a family which held secrets, I can't see them sharing with Sheila, ANYTHING which might give her extra cause for concern.
Most people who suffer with depression are hugely self oriented. I've no doubt that Sheila was the same. It may have been, one one occasion, that June, who I imagine to have been a bit of a martyr, was fed up with Sheila's me,me,me stance, especially if she hadn't noticed that June was unwell.
And many people who suffer depression don't sleep much either ! So we'd have had two wide awake women that night-----------arguing.
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Sheila used to ring her father a lot during the early hours,for someone to talk to,so his sleep must have been disturbed on many an occasion.
I don't doubt that during the short-lived stay at WHF prior to the tragedies that Sheila thought that things were the same as ever between her and her father until she'd learnt that her mother was visiting her GP regularly for whatever reason,though Nevill thought it was a good enough reason to shower his wife with the sympathy for once and help he'd once willingly given to his daughter,which obviously Sheila hadn't readily agreed with.
One time when Sheila was staying at WHF during a convalescing period June had remarked to Sheila as not having been the only one who was unwell. In other words,little sympathy came from her mother so on the night of the 7th Sheila repaid them all back by shooting them all dead.
Said who?
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Said who?
Shall we say---------books ? Then surely you would have already known that Sheila used to ring hm ?
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Shall we say---------books ? Then surely you would have already known that Sheila used to ring hm ?
I read that she called him ONCE - not regularly.
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And many people who suffer depression don't sleep much either ! So we'd have had two wide awake women that night-----------arguing.
People in the grips of depression usually lack the mental strength and sense of self worth required to argue.
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I read that she called him ONCE - not regularly.
Well there you are,but it doesn't mean to say that she didn't ring him again ? Knowing what Sheila had been like it would have been more than just once. Early mornings weren't her best times and poor Nevill wasn't alive long enough to give his version of how she was if he'd said anything about her at all.
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Well there you are,but it doesn't mean to say that she didn't ring him again ? Knowing what Sheila had been like it would have been more than just once. Early mornings weren't her best times and poor Nevill wasn't alive long enough to give his version of how she was if he'd said anything about her at all.
Ah! But the point is, Lookout, you DON'T know Sheila, and whilst you've spoken countless times about schizophrenics being at their best in the early hours of the morning, you don't believe she was schizophrenic, so that won't wash, will it?
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Ah! But the point is, Lookout, you DON'T know Sheila, and whilst you've spoken countless times about schizophrenics being at their best in the early hours of the morning, you don't believe she was schizophrenic, so that won't wash, will it?
Depressives are wide awake in the early hours. A depressive doesn't equate to being a schizophrenic
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Depressives are wide awake in the early hours. A depressive doesn't equate to being a schizophrenic
So, if you're wide awake in the early hours (although we don't know Sheila was) - you're depressed?
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Depressives are wide awake in the early hours. A depressive doesn't equate to being a schizophrenic
Maybe, but it's a sweeping statement, isn't it? ALL depressives are wide awake in the early hours. Hmm? However it doesn't mean they have the mental energy or self worth to get into conversation, let alone heated argument.
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So, if you're wide awake in the early hours (although we don't know Sheila was) - you're depressed?
If it's a continual thing,yes. It becomes a vicious cycle by nodding off in the daytime by not being able to sleep at night and this pattern exacerbates a depressive illness anyway as well as a lack of proper sleep.
Sleep being a most important part in the well being of any health condition.