Ash Kelley

Yeah, agreed.

So in a court deposition the following year, which should tell you something, Elizabeth's friend, so Frank's mother's friend, Emma Short, she said Frank's relationship with his mother was, quote, very intimate, such as a man and wife should be.

I'm sorry, what?

That's what she said.

That is far beyond what a mother and son should be.

100%.

Holy shit.

So with the exception of a very small period during law school when he lived in San Francisco, Frank always lived with Elizabeth and was always there to cater to her every last need.

Even when he was in school and living away from home, he would go to her house to have dinner every single night.

Yeah, they were close.

Elizabeth and Frank had always had a really codependent relationship, but Elizabeth became significantly more needy about seven years earlier when Frank's stepfather walked out because he could no longer tolerate her demanding an abuse of nature.

Oh, yeah.

From that point on, Elizabeth seemed to rely on Frank entirely for companionship, emotional support, financial support, validation, whatever it was.

All the things you need from a partner.

Yes, just absolutely every last thing.

Later, when Frank would come up in a conversation, Olga's friends would refer to him as a big baby.

Oh, gross.

Yeah.

And the women who worked at the courthouse where he occasionally practiced law privately referred to him, this is mean, this is bullying.

They called him a wicked wascal wabbit because they were mocking the way that his mother infantilized him, but he also had a slight speech impediment.