An interview with Michelle Theer: 'Sex, manipulation, and swing clubs'
Q. Let's say you were writing this story, what do you want people to convey about you–that you are not this monster?
A. I don't think people will ever believe that I am not a monster. I think I would write a book and say everything there is to be said, and counter every lie that's been said or been written with what I see as the truth, and people wouldn't believe it, because people want to believe the worst because it makes a better story.
Q. In psychology, what is the term for it?
A. Catastrophizing. . . and believe me, I'm a catastrophe.
Q. In your business, what does catastrophizing mean?
A. The worst it could possibly be.
Q. Is that how you see your life? Or how you see what's happened to you? Or is the way people see you?
A. Both.
Q. You mean you are innocent you are telling me.
A. I made a lot of mistakes, and, ultimately, I may be responsible for Marty's death because, if it wasn't for me, John Diamond would never have come into our lives. But I never wanted Marty dead, I never wanted him harmed, and if I could do anything to bring him back, I would.
Q. You say that because you feel that, in some ways, you allowed Diamond to become obsessed with you and because of that he felt cornerred and had no other way out but to kill Marty.
A. I never thought that John would be capable of doing what he did. I never saw him behave in any violent way. I never saw him threaten violence to anyone or anything but himself when he said that he would kill himself.
Part 9: Life in the joint
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