Originally posted by John G
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I do not subscribe's to Gannon's theory. For me, it is too speculative. All I am saying is this. Take a look at the whole set of evidence that we have: it is ambiguous and puzzling. For me, everything becomes a little clearer under the assumption of a conspiracy.
For example. Wallace would have the perfect alibi if the murder was committed at 8pm while he was out. This plan makes sense to me. If he kills Julia at 6:40pm, and no matter how fast he operates, he will always be in the frame for murder. But MacFall changes his initial time of death from 8pm to before 6om and - bang! - the alibi is blown. Wallace now has to get other people in the frame for the murder.
This is only one point; there are others. The theory has good explanatory power. And this power is not weakened by not knowing who the conspirators were. And we don't. Just because Parry and Marsden are associated with this case does not imply they are involved. For all we know, Wallace hired someone to kill his wife after he set-up the whole thing up.
However, like all the theories, there are also problems with conspiracy which I am all too happy to acknowledge. For me the irony is this. For this celebrated 'perfect murder' there is no perfect theory that explains it!
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