It's been made rather clear by now: Heather was involved in a fatal love triangle. She was sleeping with Sidney Moorer for an unspecified amount of time, although Tammy Caison Moorer famously claimed that they had only had sex three times. However, what isn't clear is just how Heather wound up missing and presumably murdered by either Sidney, Tammy or both.
It's pretty obvious that Tammy was lying in her one and only publicized interview. She used common armor language that was clearly used to pad her claims that neither she or Sidney had nothing to do with Heather's disappearance. She insisted that the two of them had "an open marriage," at the time of his so called infidelity with the missing woman. She insinuated that Heather could have run off voluntarily -- that she had done it before, after all. All of this was used as an attempt to deflect suspicion away from her (but it certainly did the opposite). Her words in my article differed from the behavior she displayed publicly, and the words she had used.
From the moment Tammy contacted me, I knew she was the one in control of her marriage -- not Sidney. She was the one who did the talking -- not Sidney. She was the one who had the story -- not Sidney. She was the one who wanted to do the interview -- not Sidney. And as the weeks went by, it was she who kept an online presence over a span of at least two Facebook pages -- and I find it hard to believe that Sidney participated in any of the online discussion or status updates. They were all very passive aggressive posts, which is not the behavior that is characteristic of a man of Sidney's profile (blue collar/middle class, etc., etc., and so forth). I believe Tammy Caison Moorer was the one maintaining both pages as a means to send subtle (and not so subtle) messages to their community, to the family of Heather Elvis, to the police and to the media (among anyone else looking at their pages).
One of those subtle (or not so subtle depending on how you perceive things) actions on Facebook involved a certain photo of Sidney -- his midriff and happy-trail exposed, a gun holstered on the side of his pants, and a tattoo across his tummy. The tattoo sent a very clear message to the public -- and spoke volumes of Tammy Caison Moorer's insecurity, jealousy and lingering anger about the sexual relationship Sidney had with Heather Elvis.
Branded with the name of his wife, Sidney showed the world on his Facebook page (clearly maintained by his wife) that he belongs to Tammy Moorer. This photo, along with the numerous over-the-top romantic posts devoted to his wife (again, clearly posted by that very wife), contrasts against the interview Tammy gave me just weeks prior. This photo (above) is a clear message that sums up their relationship. It also sums up the mentalities of both suspects, which lends to a whole new profile in this analysis of Heather Elvis's disappearance (and murder).
To be clear, Tammy Caison Moorer is a little older than her husband. While there is nothing wrong with this fact (many relationships aren't matched in age, after all), the fact remains that Sidney chose a far younger (and more physically appealing) woman to be unfaithful, betraying his wife with someone who did indeed pose a threat to their marriage. Tammy Caison Moorer is a very vain woman, who takes great pride in her physical appearance and she strives to have total control of what the public sees of her family image. She grasps onto her youth with Disney vacations and layers of makeup that attempt to conceal the signs of aging. She meticulously displayed what she wanted the public to see: A happy, attractive and active family. So not only did Sidney cheat on her with a younger woman (strike-one-of-many in the damaged ego department) he brought unwanted attention to their clearly damaged marriage in a community that clearly loves to gossip. He brought unwanted attention to their real life, and not the cleaned up Disney version she presented.
Tammy's image of the apple-cheeked Disney family was threatened by Sidney's relationship with Heather Elvis -- which was likely a little more serious than a simple 3-time-sex-romp. Tammy's dominion over her family was threatened by her clearly submissive husband's philandering. So what happened? How did Heather's disappearance take place? What was the catalyst that turned a bruised marriage into a high profile murder case that still lacks a body of evidence?
And what exactly threatened what Tammy once called an "open marriage?"
It's easy to speculate that Heather could have gotten pregnant. This could have been the one unforgivable bruise to Tammy's ego, to her constructed family image that she had groomed over the years. Being in control of Sidney likely made it easier for this woman to demand, plot and execute a kidnapping and murder. It was bad enough that Sidney had sought outside relations with a younger person, but other elements were at play. If Heather was pregnant this meant she would not be leaving their lives. This meant that Sidney would have "another family" in one fashion or another. Tammy and their kids wouldn't be the #1 priority in his life, for he would have another child -- with someone he cheated on her with -- that he would have to take a role in raising (either with monetary support or physical help as a father figure). This would likely make Tammy blind with rage.
There is also the fact that Heather actively pursued Sidney. She made no secret of this behavior on her public Twitter profile for several months. She wanted Sidney. She pursued Sidney. And even after her date with a new man in her life, she supposedly wanted to meet Sidney at the boat landing -- allegedly claiming that he had plans of leaving his wife for her. Whether or not this was a ruse on the behalf of the Moorers to lure the young woman to her demise is another issue, but something else is certain: Heather was not interested in "going away," from her affair with Sidney. This meant she was a threat to their marriage with or without a pregnancy -- even if this was a so called "open marriage." Tammy would no longer be the alpha female. She wouldn't be in control.
Ultimately, Tammy Caison Moorer is a classic controlling personality. This leads me to believe that she either facilitated or executed Heather Elvis's kidnapping and murder.