Dr. Lesse
does not even pay lip service to the possibility that
Tommy's strong reaction to the test was not simply a
fear of needles, but a fear of being exposed as a liar.
This is very suspect.
And so, an important objective for the upcoming
interview must be to force Tommy to admit exactly
what was discussed between him and Martha, exactly
how he felt towards her, exactly what was going
through his mind through every step of their
interaction, and exactly what she was saying and
doing throughout every step of their interaction.
Again, if he is only being questioned on abstract,
matter-of-fact details, then it will be too easy to
distance himself emotionally and intellectually from
the truth. You must not take "I don't remember" for
an answer.
When he is called upon to paint a full color,
multi-dimensional, and emotional portrait of exactly
what happened, it will be that much harder for him to
fabricate lies. This line of questioning will lead to
a more vivid explanation of that night's events, and
probably expose other deceptions or omissions.
Another means by which to prod Tommy into revealing
more to us is to use the Academy Group report for
leveraged questioning--an idea which belongs to Jim
Murphy. Using the report's perpetrator profile and
its specific details about the manner in which the
initial assault and subsequent bludgeoning occurred,
Tommy can be questioned in such a manner that, if he
is truly guilty, he will be thrown fiercely on the
defensive. Re-reading the report immediately before
the interview should prove helpful.
According to Tommy, soon after he returned from his
sexual encounter with Martha Moxley, he went into his
father's bedroom and watched The French
Connection with Ken Littleton. There exists,
however, a curious discrepancy between the time Tommy
says he joined Ken and the time Ken recalls Tommy
entering the room. Littleton actually places Tommy in
the room twenty minutes before the famous chase
scene, while Tommy says he arrived only ten minutes
before. On the surface, it seems as though Ken is
giving Tommy more of an alibi than Tommy gives
himself, since the period in question (roughly 10:03
pm to 10:17 pm) is when many people believe that
Martha was being murdered. Then again, perhaps the
discrepancy is meaningless. Still, I believe Tommy
should be carefully questioned about the time he
spent with Ken.
A very troubling point of conflict is when, exactly
Julie and Tommy were first made are that Martha
Moxley was missing. From her testimony thus far,
Julie maintains that she first heard from Mrs. Moxley
at some time around 1:15 or 1:30 am--after which, she
woke Tommy to ask if he knew anything, and then
reported to Mrs. Moxley that he did not. Julie says
that Tommy was asleep when she came into his room.
From her interview on 7/26/94:
"I went upstairs and asked Tommy where she
was, when the last time he'd seen her. He said the
back door, and then he had to study for a test. He
was tired. So, I went back downstairs and told Mrs.
Moxley the same thing."
We have already conceded the unlikely possibility
that Tommy had a innocuous motive for
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