So her conscience had been unravelling for around a month. She told DS Jones the truth.
Bamber brought MacDonald into it to put some distance between himself and the murders as Julie was clearly rattled
Bamber’s gaslighting of JM is clear to see on the ITV drama
‘What is gaslighting?
Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation and abuse that makes people question their own memory, perception, and sanity
The term comes from a 1938 stage play Gas Light in which a husband attempts to convince his wife and others that she is insane - when he dims the gas lights, he insists she's imagining it
There are three stages to gaslighting in a relationship: idealisation, devaluation and discard
In the idealisation stage the victim is whisked off their feet as the gaslighter projects an image of themselves as the perfect mate
The devaluation stage hits hard: the victim goes from being adored to being incapable of doing anything right, but having tasted the ideal they are desperate to put things right
Then comes the discard stage where the victim is dropped, ready for the next one - this often happens simultaneously with the idealisation, or grooming, of the next victim
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-41915425and is evident with many of those individuals who’ve supported him over the years
He’s a serial gaslighter