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No, I'm not a murderer and would never do such a thing.
But does everyone who knows you know you that well?
A few years ago a former co-worker and his wife were found dead in their house. They were divorcing. The autopsy of the wife concluded she had died of a blow to the head with a blunt object. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Anyone at our office would have said my former co-worker was the nicest guy you'd ever want to meet. He received a huge bonus one year because he was superb at what he did and no one resented it, that's how much he was held in esteem.
He was the last person on earth I would ever suspect of killing his wife (soon to be ex-wife).
I can't tell you how much this has troubled me, how often I've tried to find excuses, or imagined that it was done by a third party and set up to look like a murder-suicide.
It makes sense. I doubt the person responsible would have even thought he could kill anybody. But romantic entanglements tend to make people lose all rational thinking. That's why there is something called "temporary insanity". My KIDS have put me there. Fortunately, I've recognized that actions done in haste rarely end well.
But does everyone who knows you know you that well?
Since I would have an alibi, it doesn't really matter what the rest of the world thinks. My close friends and family would know that I would never do such a thing, and that is all that matters to me.
Let's say your BF/GF/spouse had a tiring Saturday morning and has lain down for a nap. You go to Costco to fetch your loved one more of the organic orange juice he or she loves, plus a few other things. When you return, you unload your purchases and walk quietly upstairs to check.
Only you find him or her in a pool of blood, lifeless. You call 911.
It's only later that in your dazed condition you realize you are a suspect. The police question you, making it clear they don't believe your story. You know there are some friends and family that will support you unconditionally, but you also know there are some who might not.
Who would think you'd done it?
You would never be considered a suspect because forensics and other evidence would show your time line of events.
Oh, there are any number of people who believe I'd kill someone. But not a significant other. I'm too rational for that. There are easier ways to get someone out of your life, like dumping them.
I am not someone who would kill unless I was in danger. However, when people I love have been under threat others have believed I was capable of killing those responsible. I'm pretty easygoing and sweet and fluffy until you mess with what I love, and the 180 in my demeanor really freaks people out.
I don't think anybody would think I did it. I am not even able to hit anybody.
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