# What was the motive for Joshua Kerry's travel of over 500 miles to commit the murder?
*Canonical page:* https://truthscore.com/question/what-was-the-motive-for-joshua-kerrys-travel-of-over-500-miles-to--da840599
*Numbers under lens:* **Evidence-weighted** (`log-odds@1`)
*Machine twins:* https://truthscore.com/question/what-was-the-motive-for-joshua-kerrys-travel-of-over-500-miles-to--da840599.md · JSON at https://truthscore.com/api/v1
Exclusive · promoted 2026-07-21 · 2 sources bear on this.

## The split — every branch

Belief may rank these branches; it may never hide one. The last row is a branch too.

| Share | Branch | Legs | Challenges | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1% | [The family believes that the death of Joshua Kerry's father may have caused him to spiral out of control and commit the murder](https://truthscore.com/claim/23a280aa) | 0 | 3 | contested (dormant — at the belief floor) |
| **98%** | **unknown — none of the above** | | | always shown |

## Branch: The family believes that the death of Joshua Kerry's father may have caused him to spiral out of control and commit the murder

2.1% under Evidence-weighted. [The family believes that the death of Joshua Kerry's father may have caused him to spiral out of control and commit the murder](https://truthscore.com/claim/23a280aa)

**Supports**

- [Joshua Kerry's father died, after which Joshua Kerry's attitude changed and he became distant](https://truthscore.com/claim/b58ffd01) — circumstantial — sources: [Ann Widdecombe Case Just Got More MYSTERIOUS](https://truthscore.com/source/ca125fcf)

**Challenges**

- [Police raided Joshua Kerry's house and discovered Russian and communist material](https://truthscore.com/claim/e3d122e0) — circumstantial — sources: [Ann Widdecombe Case Just Got More MYSTERIOUS](https://truthscore.com/source/ca125fcf)
- [Russian and communist material was discovered on Joshua Kerry's device](https://truthscore.com/claim/5c35fb60) — circumstantial — sources: [Ann Widdecombe Case Just Got More MYSTERIOUS](https://truthscore.com/source/ca125fcf)
- [Police enquiries into the defendant's motives are ongoing, including a potential political or terrorist connection.](https://truthscore.com/claim/1285c9c0) — circumstantial — sources: [CPS charges man with murder following death of Ann Widdecombe](https://truthscore.com/source/751884aa)

## What would change this

- Untested branch: [The family believes that the death of Joshua Kerry's father may have caused him to spiral out of control and commit the murder](https://truthscore.com/claim/23a280aa)

## Sources bearing on this Question

- [CPS charges man with murder following death of Ann Widdecombe](https://truthscore.com/source/751884aa)
- [Ann Widdecombe Case Just Got More MYSTERIOUS](https://truthscore.com/source/ca125fcf)

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Belief here is computed from the support/challenge graph, never assigned. If you quote a share, quote the unknown residual with it. Method: https://truthscore.com/method