Jennifer Amell
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we know that Barry stalked Megan when she was a teenager. They have no reason to lie about this. We also know that Barry impregnated April's mom when she was only 17. I think at this point we have enough evidence to say that Barry preyed upon teenage girls. When April and I talked about this, she remembered what Jane Borowski said in season one.
we know that Barry stalked Megan when she was a teenager. They have no reason to lie about this. We also know that Barry impregnated April's mom when she was only 17. I think at this point we have enough evidence to say that Barry preyed upon teenage girls. When April and I talked about this, she remembered what Jane Borowski said in season one.
We were discussing an early suspect, Michael Nicolau, and kind of ruling him out. And Jane said this, He was a bad man. He just wasn't my bad man. Is that what we have here? A bad man, but not the bad man? It's possible. Both Megan and April agree that it's hard to hold both. Is there any evidence that actually points to Barry Martin having killed his daughter?
We were discussing an early suspect, Michael Nicolau, and kind of ruling him out. And Jane said this, He was a bad man. He just wasn't my bad man. Is that what we have here? A bad man, but not the bad man? It's possible. Both Megan and April agree that it's hard to hold both. Is there any evidence that actually points to Barry Martin having killed his daughter?
Can he be linked to any of the Connecticut River Valley cases? Is Heidi's case even connected? Or is she really, as the state suggests, the victim of an isolated attack? I can say nothing with certainty, and nor should anyone until there's some kind of adjudication or forensic evidence.
Can he be linked to any of the Connecticut River Valley cases? Is Heidi's case even connected? Or is she really, as the state suggests, the victim of an isolated attack? I can say nothing with certainty, and nor should anyone until there's some kind of adjudication or forensic evidence.
It's a bit like staring up into a vast northern night sky, squinting an eye and seeing that that group of stars right there looks like a lobster or a watering can or a shoe. We're all trying to make sense of the night. And to be completely honest, John has cautioned me away from considering Heidi a Connecticut River Valley victim at all. Her case is just too different.
It's a bit like staring up into a vast northern night sky, squinting an eye and seeing that that group of stars right there looks like a lobster or a watering can or a shoe. We're all trying to make sense of the night. And to be completely honest, John has cautioned me away from considering Heidi a Connecticut River Valley victim at all. Her case is just too different.
And here's why John thinks that. Heidi's stab pattern is different. All the other victims were stabbed over 20 times, with a focus on the neck and chest area. Heidi was stabbed only four times, two wounds of which are described by the medical examiner as, quote, superficial.
And here's why John thinks that. Heidi's stab pattern is different. All the other victims were stabbed over 20 times, with a focus on the neck and chest area. Heidi was stabbed only four times, two wounds of which are described by the medical examiner as, quote, superficial.
They've been described as possible hesitation stabs, as if the assailant was hesitant to kill or had never stabbed a human being before. And this could point to a younger, inexperienced perpetrator. Or it could be that the killer had some kind of special relationship to Heidi. That all stands to reason. But here's where I get tripped up. Another teenage girl was killed just 10 days after Heidi.
They've been described as possible hesitation stabs, as if the assailant was hesitant to kill or had never stabbed a human being before. And this could point to a younger, inexperienced perpetrator. Or it could be that the killer had some kind of special relationship to Heidi. That all stands to reason. But here's where I get tripped up. Another teenage girl was killed just 10 days after Heidi.
Bernice Cordomache. And this gets into the murky stuff of psychodynamic speculation. But I asked John about this prospect. If Barry killed his daughter, John speculated, he would likely feel some sort of regret.
Bernice Cordomache. And this gets into the murky stuff of psychodynamic speculation. But I asked John about this prospect. If Barry killed his daughter, John speculated, he would likely feel some sort of regret.
It would make sense to try and repeat this pattern on another similar victim, trying in some bizarre way to correct his hesitance, his sentimentality, his weakness by doing it right this time. Channel all that rage away from his own family into some girl who deserves it. And if Barry is innocent, well then Heidi was still a stabbing victim linked by time and region.
It would make sense to try and repeat this pattern on another similar victim, trying in some bizarre way to correct his hesitance, his sentimentality, his weakness by doing it right this time. Channel all that rage away from his own family into some girl who deserves it. And if Barry is innocent, well then Heidi was still a stabbing victim linked by time and region.
It's also possible that Heidi's killer was interrupted, say, by Delbert Tallman. That would also make sense that the next victim would be similar enough to Heidi. So he could do it right, pick a more secluded spot, and complete the ritual. So let's examine Barry's possible motive, means, and opportunity. We've already heard the possible motive.
It's also possible that Heidi's killer was interrupted, say, by Delbert Tallman. That would also make sense that the next victim would be similar enough to Heidi. So he could do it right, pick a more secluded spot, and complete the ritual. So let's examine Barry's possible motive, means, and opportunity. We've already heard the possible motive.
That Barry grew incensed when Heidi shirked her babysitting duties and went out on a run. That Barry chased her down and out of anger and not premeditation stabbed Heidi in the Martinsville woods. As we now know from Barry's interview... He didn't really know where Heidi would go jogging. We also have absolutely no corroboration that she was supposed to be babysitting.
That Barry grew incensed when Heidi shirked her babysitting duties and went out on a run. That Barry chased her down and out of anger and not premeditation stabbed Heidi in the Martinsville woods. As we now know from Barry's interview... He didn't really know where Heidi would go jogging. We also have absolutely no corroboration that she was supposed to be babysitting.