Stephanie Soo

Then the next night, the night of Anna's murder, she states that she fell asleep before giving him his medications.

Which again, clonidine is not something you just miss.

It's not a take as needed type of prescription.

If he already fell asleep, that's fine.

And I don't know how frequently you can let that happen.

But this is, you need typically, it's not even just a take it once a day.

Typically, it's a daily medication that you take at the same time every day.

You set an alarm on your phone type of medication.

Medical guidelines for the drug read, do not stop taking Clonidine suddenly.

It must be tapered gradually over days to weeks to avoid dangerous blood pressure spikes and withdrawal.

And even if you are to miss more than one dose in a row, you are instructed to call your doctor immediately because you're at risk of withdrawal symptoms.

It does a lot of things to your blood pressure.

You may need to restart on a lower dose and then work your way back up to your normal dose than just going back at it to avoid cardiovascular and behavioral problems.

But Chantal is like, I just fell asleep.

And I don't want to speculate, but I do imagine that if the 16 year old stepbrother is eventually arrested and charged for Anna's murder, and potentially there is a trial where he is even tried as an adult, I would imagine that it's highly likely that the defense attorneys would use this as some sort of argument.

Because with clonidine withdrawal, you're expected to feel high rates of irritability.

Your behavioral issues are going to be exacerbated.

It's just not going to be a good time.

Just like any drug withdrawal, it's not going to be a good time.

Does that mean that you're not in the right state of mind and that you are unable to think and make conscious decisions?