but did
recall doing such on February 6, 1995.
Another troubling point of conflict is when, exactly,
Julie and Tommy were first made aware 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 am 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 had 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."
Tommy may have had a relatively innocuous motive for
lying to Dr. Lesse and the police in light of what
happened to Martha, he may have been embarrassed,
ashamed, frightened, didn't want his father to know,
didn't want her mother to know ... etc. This motive
would originate after Tommy knew Martha had been
murdered. After finding out that something profoundly
unsavory had befallen her after their sexual
encounter, Tommy might feel a reactionary, irrational
associate guilt, and actively want to conceal their
mutual masturbation incident out of innocent fear.
When Julie came into his room at 1:30 am, however,
Tommy was untruthful about the test and when he had
last seen Martha.
When confronted with these inconsistencies and other
points of confusion during his February 6, 1995,
interview with Sutton Associates, Tommy could offer
no clarification. Generally, his responses would be
limited to "I don't know," or else he would not reply
at all. Many divergent and damning conclusions can be
drawn when speculating about the significance of
these points, but any conclusions, good or bad, will
remain only speculation without further
cooperation and clarification from Tommy
Skakel.
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