Erika to Glenn Beck (a few days ago): Charlie never texted anyone he was afraid for his life before he died, I have his phone.
Frank Turek (a few weeks ago): Charlie texted me he was afraid for his life
We have two contradictory claims. One of them must be wrong, but I'm not going to assume that Erika is necessarily the one who was wrong. She might be, but I'm not going to blindly believe anyone who says anything about this matter.
Personally I think she may have a dark role in this considering her Raytheon parentage and weird past, but it's possible she wasn't complicit in murder but is still covering something up.
We have two contradictory claims. One of them must be wrong, but I'm not going to assume that Erika is necessarily the one who was wrong. She might be, but I'm not going to blindly believe anyone who says anything about this matter.
There's no realistic chance of Frank Turek just lying about those texts. The only option exonerating Erika is if she somehow missed the texts.
Just keep in mind the human.
I have an open mind, but I'll need to verify before I trust.
You sure? Why do you think there's no realistic chance of Turek lying but every realistic chance of his wife lying?
Because Turek has no motive to lie about that, it was a very specific statement, and he said it twice.
Erika has a clear motive for downplaying any portents of doom because those obviously fuel conspiracy talk, which she wants to smother. Also, it contradicts her widely reported story about holding fervent prayer sessions to combat a literal witch coven's curse on Charlie... just before he went on tour. In other words, even she said that she was afraid for Charlie's life right before his murder.
Because Turek has no motive to lie about that, it was a very specific statement, and he said it twice.
Dangerous assumption. People in an attention economy have every motive to lie. But even if you can't think of a motive someone has to lie, doesn't mean someone doesn't have any. Also, I'd say that Erika doesn't have a motive to lie, at least much less so than random fellow allegedly texting Charlie.
Erika has a clear motive for downplaying any portents of doom because those obviously fuel conspiracy talk.
Why? Unless we go full maximalist and say that she was his beard or something, shouldn't she want the people who killed him brought to justice?
Also, it contradicts her widely reported story about holding fervent prayer sessions to combat a literal witch coven's curse on Charlie...
I'd say "putting an alleged curse" is pretty different from "they're going to PHYSICALLY kill me".
We have two contradictory claims. One of them must be wrong, but I'm not going to assume that Erika is necessarily the one who was wrong. She might be, but I'm not going to blindly believe anyone who says anything about this matter.
Just keep in mind the human.
There's no realistic chance of Frank Turek just lying about those texts. The only option exonerating Erika is if she somehow missed the texts.
I have an open mind, but I'll need to verify before I trust.
You sure? Why do you think there's no realistic chance of Turek lying but every realistic chance of his wife lying?
Don't trust, but also don't trust the crazy. These are serious accusations.
Because Turek has no motive to lie about that, it was a very specific statement, and he said it twice.
Erika has a clear motive for downplaying any portents of doom because those obviously fuel conspiracy talk, which she wants to smother. Also, it contradicts her widely reported story about holding fervent prayer sessions to combat a literal witch coven's curse on Charlie... just before he went on tour. In other words, even she said that she was afraid for Charlie's life right before his murder.
Dangerous assumption. People in an attention economy have every motive to lie. But even if you can't think of a motive someone has to lie, doesn't mean someone doesn't have any. Also, I'd say that Erika doesn't have a motive to lie, at least much less so than random fellow allegedly texting Charlie.
Why? Unless we go full maximalist and say that she was his beard or something, shouldn't she want the people who killed him brought to justice?
I'd say "putting an alleged curse" is pretty different from "they're going to PHYSICALLY kill me".