For his part, Peter's own diaries described Field as 'a delightful young man'. Along with drugging Peter, Field was gaslighting him, removing items from their usual places only for them to reappear unexpectedly elsewhere, leaving Peter feeling as if he was going crazy. That August came what Peter described to a friend as 'the worst day of my life'. When he arrived with Field, Peter looked flushed and was visibly shaking. It's likely that, at the very end, Field suffocated Peter with a cushion to ensure that he was dead.

Source: The Nation June 04, 2021 23:03 UTC