An interview with Michelle Theer: 'A lovers' confrontation'
Q. What prevailed upon you to stay with Diamond after Marty was killed?
A. I really didn't stay with him. That's another thing that the prosecutors really twisted. When I saw Tom [Harbin] the next morning, one of the first things he said to me was something to the effect that, you know, the cops are going to ask about John [Diamond] or are going to find out about John, I don't know, something like that, and I said, I know. And he asked me, do you think John did it? And, of course, my first reaction was to say, no, of course not. I mean, how or why would I think that someone that I cared [about]. . . would do something that hideous? But after he had left, and after some time had passed, I started thinking about it–I mean, of course, I started thinking about anybody who could have done that. Who would do that? Why would they do that? And, you know, I came up with dozens of horrible possibilities. . . I think it was Wednesday morning [after the murder]. . . I was driving to work, and I started thinking. . . if John had done this. And I saw a gas station and I pulled over and I called him. . . and asked if he could meet me at the coffee shop in 10 minutes, and he said, yes. . . .
Q. In Fayetteville?
A. Uh-huh. . . It was in like a minimall, so it had like glass along the front. I pulled up outside. . . He was sitting inside on the couch, and I rolled down the window and tapped the horn and waved at him to come out to the car. And he came out to the car, got in, and, of course, he looked very concerned, very sympathetic, and he's like, how are you doing, I am so sorry. And I just looked at him square in the face, and I said, I want you to be honest with me. Do you know anything about this? I didn't say, you know, did you kill Marty? I just said, do you know anything about this? Do you know anything about what's happened? And he just said, no, no, absolutely not. . . .
Q. Were you convinced when he said that?
A. I was. I was. And maybe part of it was, you know, obviously I wanted to believe him, so maybe I was stupid. Maybe he's a really good liar. Well, he is a good liar. Of course, everybody would say I'm a good liar, so whatever. But the point is, I believed him, whether it was because I wanted to believe him, or because he's a good liar, I don't know. It doesn't matter. I believed him. And, that was when, you know, I talked to him for just a few minutes after that. He got out of the car, and I left.
Q. You buried Marty at the Air Force Academy?
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