spent solitary periods while out at night either
pursuing his fantasies, window peeping or brooding
about perceived inequities in his
life.
Michael advised Sutton Associates, during a set of
interviews, that he was in the habit of regularly
leaving his home at night to widow-peep at the nearby
residence of an older woman. He would go specifically
to watch this particular woman in various states of
undress. Further, Michael stated that on the night of
Martha's murder, he snuck out of his house and went
to this woman's residence to watch her. After leaving
the outside of her residence, he went to the window
of Martha Moxley's room and made an effort to contact
Martha by calling out her name. After his efforts
proved unsuccessful, Michael states he masturbated in
a tree outside her window before returning
home.
This information leads us to consider another crucial
offender characteristic cited in the Academy report.
This particular detail was included in the
Post-Offense Behavior section: This section
will enumerate for the reader the behavioral changes
the analysts believe would be manifested by the
person responsible for the murder of Martha E.
Moxley.
1. It is believed that after leaving the victim's
body, the offender returned to the scene of the crime
before her body was discovered. After departing the
crime scene, he went home and thought about what had
happened. Finding it hard to believe that he had
murdered his friend, he returned to verify that she
was in fact dead.
As you will also later read in this
report, Michael recalls passing by the spot, that
night, where Martha was ultimately found, and sensing
someone's presence. He, in effect, visited the scene
of her murder shortly after she was killed. Needless
to say, we believe none of these crucial details were
originally shared with the police. Only years later
did Michael come forth on these points.
In terms of motive, we have found considerable
evidence to show he had been involved in a romantic
relationship with Martha Moxley. According to one
source, Michael and Tommy even fought over her on
occasion. Along the blurred lines of teenage
liaisons, Michael was known to be Martha's boyfriend
for some time. As of this writing, we know
substantially less than we would like about this
relationship, and, in particular, what it meant to
Michael. This is an important blank spot which needs
to be filled. But coupled with our extensive
knowledge of just how vehemently Michael and Tommy
fought with each other, we at least believe Michael
had more than ample reason to me [WW] extremely upset when Tommy
was carrying on with Martha by the side of the house
just before 9:30 pm.
Was Michael someone capable of losing control and
acting out in a violent rage of jealousy? We now know
the magnitude of certain psychological and emotional
problems from which Michael has suffered, and may
still suffer, is considerable. Dr. Sue Wallington
Quinlan, who examined him on March, 3, 1977, wrote:
Projective testing suggested a severe
agitated depression, a sense of being overwhelmed by
a sense of evil and the futility of life.
The
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