When I was a kid in a small private school on Long Island and this event occurred, we were all fascinated. For years, I've been wondering what to do with the material. I think it should be an opera. They're all so operatic and passionate in their personalities.
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I personally tend to believe her story, that she meant to shoot herself. She did do a test fire she did have trouble handling a gun. But it all didn't fit with the jury.
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Obviously, there are shots that she doesn't account for. What I believe just personally is that she did mean to drive up in an awful storm and kill herself. As for what happened once she was in that bedroom -- I'd hope the film makes a compelling case for what happens in the heat of the moment.
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