Malaysia Flight 370 Pilot Mass Murder

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60 Minutes Australia aired a show this past week where they interviewed international experts on the missing Malaysia flight 370. The experts concluded that the pilot Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah took down the plane on purpose killing himself and all 239 passengers and crew on board. They believe his actions were intentional and deliberate.

If you recall, when the plane first disappeared, I came out on March 19, 2014, eleven days after the plane went missing, and shared my thoughts on the pilots from looking at their photos.  I wrote that from facial profiling of the Captain. I had concerns about him and a possible “deviant side” to his personality. I did not worry about the co-pilot.  Check it out here.

From 2014:

…I see a slight deviant side to his personality–a side that makes me pause slightly. I have hesitation to trust him completely. And ironically, I don’t see this side of him in all of his photos, but is clearly there, which means he could have fooled people.

Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, in the photos found online of him, showed many expressions of contempt. Contempt is an expression of superiority, an arrogance and better-than-you attitude that can’t be dismissed–then add in his deviant side and I had elevated concerns.

Look at his photo in my post from 2014.  Can you see those features?

His photos also revealed he had a dual personality, too, that was clearly evident.

While personality profiling isn’t 100% predictive, it does give you awareness that there is INCREASED RISK which is very important for safety.  Scientists have been studying “personality identification at zero acquaintance” and they are finding it has significant accuracy and value.  I have a natural talent for this and believe it could be of great use to keep people safe.

How could this information help an investigation?  I talk about it in this post here.

How empathetic are you?

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Empathy

We all want to believe we have it. We want to believe we are compassionate, kind and considerate. But are you, truly?  Few people question themselves about it.

Have you ever said to yourself….wait! Am I lacking an empathetic response here? Am I being inconsiderate?  Am I being unkind?  Did I truly put myself into that person’s shoes before judging them?

It’s a very natural response for us to reflexively respond in judgement and defense then it is for us to be empathetic. Think about it.

If you say yes, that you have reflected on this exact topic, then that’s a great indicator that you have a good degree of empathy.  And let me stop you, it shouldn’t come when someone is questioning you–saying perhaps you haven’t been empathetic. I’m talking have you ever just stopped yourself in a situation and wondered if you were truly being empathetic, without prompting?

If you haven’t, maybe it’s time for a an engine check and a tune-up?

This is a great empathy test by the Greater Good Magazine–Science-based Insights for a Meaningful Life from Berkeley.

Empathy involves putting yourself into the shoes of another in an attempt to feel what they may be feeling, to understand their situation from their point of view, not yours.

We all walk around with different levels and abilities to empathize with people. There are also different forms of empathy. There is emotional, cognitive and compassionate empathy. You can read an interesting article about it here.

Empathy is something that children need to be taught as early teenage development brings about strikingly self-centered behavior. It’s a natural part of our emotional development. Children and young adults are notorious for being self-centered. It’s their “toy”, their “game”, and if someone did something wrong, it wasn’t them even when the frosting is all over their cheeks and the cupcake is gone. She ate it, not me, right?

Being empathetic is essential for happiness in life. Without it people suffer.  A lack of empathy can cause devastating effects not only to the people around a person lacking empathy, but also for the person who lacks empathy themselves. They will struggle to form emotional bonds, build deep and lasting relationships and may never experience true love.

Empathy is not only good for others, but good for you, too!

Take the Empathy Test.   How empathetic are you?

Feel free to share your results below in the comment section.  I found my results fascinating.

James Comey with George Stephanopoulos

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Many of you have been interested in my opinion on the Comey interview this week. Sadly, I missed the show! I so wish I hadn’t!

I have seen the clip above and this clip, so I will comment on these clips only. I cannot speak about what I have not seen.

Do I believe James Comey is honest in the clips shown above?

I do.

I see a sincere man who truly cares about our country.

What do you think?

Please feel free to share your opinion below. Please NOTE any comment that is offensive or disrepectful will deleted. Dissent in a respectful way is always welcome.

Dan Markel Murder Story on Dateline

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Dateline this past weekend detailed the story of Dan Markel’s murder in twisted details that took so many turns, you have to watch it to understand them all!  Right now, I’m not finding the video online, but hopefully Dateline NBC will upload it shortly. The episode is titled “Cold-Blooded”.   20/20 covered the story before here.

Dan Markel was divorced from his wife, Wendi Adelson, when he was murdered in 2014 at his Tallahassee home. The police have found two men who are talking about the crime, have been arrested and they say they were hired, but so far there have been no arrests in the case for the person(s) who hired them.

Wendi wanted to move to be near her family seven hours south in Miami, but the judge in their custody case said she could not uproot the children. She was denied. There was incredible tension between Dan and the Adelsons, which could have been a motive for Wendi and her family.

I found Wendi’s interview with police interesting.  She pings me left and right in her interview.

I was digging around on the case and found this interview podcast of Wendi. She took a writing class after her ex-husband’s murder and read a piece she wrote.  At one point in her writing, she talks about marrying Markel.  She says, “We married when I was in my mid-20s, when I thought I could cheat the system and marry a man I lacked passion and love for because, hey, didn’t that die anyway during marriage?”

Ouch!

She also talks about how after the murder, she sat next to an older lady on bench when the older woman ask her, “What does your husband do?”  She says, “I hate this question.  I haven’t yet said, he doesn’t do much, because he’s DEAD, but I think it sometimes.”  The tone of her voice when she says that is startling. It’s whiny.  At another point she talks about her face as an “endless mask”–that smiles from muscle memory.  She’s quite an interesting person, and seems to come from quite the family!

What did you think when you watched Wendi?  Do you think Wendi Adelson is the one who is the person behind the hired hit of her ex-husband?

The Robin Spielbauer Murder on Dateline

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Did you catch Dateline this past weekend? It was the story of Katie Phipps, her love triangle with new husband, J.D. Spielbauer  and his ex-wife, Robin Spielbauer, which ultimately ends up in murder in 2014.

The story takes many twists and turns—leaving you wonder, what is the truth?!?

Do we have a jealous wife?  Or a vengeful husband? Or a conniving pair?

Even two members of law enforcement involved in this case have differing opinions on top of it!

D.A. James Farren first locked up Katie, but then he set free after 15 months.  He then locked up J.D. and J.D. went to trial. Katie testified against him.

Sgt. Allen Mongold says he still has unanswered questions with when it comes to Katie. He clearly shows doubt about Katie’s story.

Where do you stand on this case? Who do you believe?

When you read the news stories on this murder, there are more twists and turns. Reality cannot match fiction, if you ask me.

I do not in any way trust a word out of Katie Phipps mouth. Not one.  She demonstrates behaviors that give me chills up the spine to say it mildly.

I stand with Sgt. Allen Mongold.

When Sgt. Mongold was called to Katie and J.D.’s house in that one incident described on Dateline, he said that Katie was in charge. J.D. listened to Katie when she told him to go into the house upon her order.  Katie shows all the traits of someone who is domineering, controlling and manipulating, but we are supposed to be believe that suddenly J.D. took charge and stood up and became the aggressive one. People’s personality and behaviors don’t change that quickly.

Wasn’t Katie the one who was texting J.D. some 300 times in a fit of anger?  That says volumes about her character, if you want my opinion, and how she deals with her angry emotions.

I caution you:  Don’t fall for this mousey, sweet caring demeanor. It’s a guise.

To believe J.D. did this alone, you have to believe that J.D. was one intelligent man. That he methodically planned out ahead of time to kill Robin, get her “pink” gun, and smash it all over the windows to plant evidence to frame Katie.

If he were going to do that, you would think he would have made sure Katie didn’t have an alibi as was said on the show, don’t you think?  I’m not buying that version of events at all.

According to this news story, Katie believed J.D. confessed to her in so many words that he killed Robin, but she never told police–even though she called the lead investigator to talk to him early on.  And when she was questioned by police after her arrest, she never said a word about it either. Really, now.

When asked on the stand why she didn’t tell police, it is reported in that article that Katie said she didn’t tell Sgt. Mongold because he wanted her …”to confess… or tell him who did it.”  Check it out!  That’s her excuse for not saying anything?  She’s talking in circles.  It’s absurd.  Her excuse isn’t even valid, if that news report is correct. It’s nonsensical.

Sgt. Mongold testified in the case according to another article that Katie’s son told conflicting accounts of what happened the night of the murder.  Why would that be?  Was he coached?  That’s suspicious.

In this interview with Global News (G-N), look at Katie’s responses to the reporter:

G-N: Why do you think he (J.D.) abandoned you [after your arrest]?

Phipps: “Because he’s scared.”

G-N: Scared of what?

Phipps: “Me.”

G-N: Why you?

Phipps: “I could tell you, but you couldn’t put it in the paper. It’s case-
related.”
…       (WOW, who was the boss of this relationship?)

G-N: There’s always the possibility they could one day recharge you.

Phipps: “That’s just something else we’ll deal with. If I got through it the first time, I’m sure I get through it the second time. But I don’t see that happening. It’s an unsettling thought. But just like anything else in life, you cope with it and move on.”

If you were innocent, would you say that?  I mean seriously.  If you were wrongly charged, locked up and waiting for trial, would think it would be okay if it happens again?

Oh hell no you wouldn’t! Would you even entertain it?  Or say it?  I can bet if you were innocent, you would NEVER say, “I’m sure I will get through it a second time.”  You’d have a lot more to say about that then this flippant and arrogantly out-of-touch answer.

I would love to get my hands on Katie’s interrogation interviews as well as J.D.’s so I could sort out the truth.  I am sure there are ample clues in their interviews as to what the truth is…there always are!