Will await Stevenson's book. May he be safe and protected.

Yes, a family Xmas tree outing would have been appropriate.

I don't get a sense that Jill babysat that many times. I think the dominoes were already in play. Neilia, a young mother with 3 children, was likely under stress and suspected Joe's roving attention and /or possible affair. Given the distorted environment of Arden, DE, I feel like the boys might have already been subjected to some abuse. Until their marriage, Neilia was an upstate NY girl. The revelations of what she signed on for in the DuPont "owned" Wilmington region had by 1970 probably become apparent. Joe said, Delaware loved Neilia. She had a role in his political ascension. Joe had some hand in that arranged sacrifice. Jill's no saint, just an earthly handler, but we'll see what gets revealed.