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Woman: STATE POLICE SAY
THE BODIES OF THREE WOMEN

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WERE FOUND AT THE BLACK BEAR
INN IN NEWRY.

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THEY APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN
SHOT TO DEATH.

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THIS IS A PARTICULARLY
GRUESOME, UH,

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UNUSUAL TYPE OF CRIME.

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Woman: POLICE SAY 31-YEAR-OLD
CHRISTIAN NIELSEN

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IS THEIR ONLY SUSPECT.

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Man: WE ARE ROLLING.

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[ FOOTSTEPS ]

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[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

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Detective: OKAY.

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UH...

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- DID HE SEE THE GUN?
- Detective: YEAH.

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NO.

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Man: THERE'S A THING INSIDE
OF ME, IT'S LIKE...

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THE APPETITE.

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IT'S LIKE A WOLF THAT'S...

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FILLING...WITH HUNGER.

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Detective:
SO THEN WHERE DO YOU GO?

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[ FOOTSTEPS ]

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I SAID I HAVE TO --
I HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM.

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YOU KNOW, I SORT OF STOOD UP,
I SAID, "OH, I GOTTA GO

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- TO THE BATHROOM HERE."
- Detective: YEAH.

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AND HE SAID, "UH-HUH."
[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

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Nielsen: I HAD BUMMED
A CIGARETTE FROM HIM.

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WHEN HE WAS JUST ABOUT DONE
WITH HIS CIGARETTE,

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I STOOD UP,

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AND I TURNED AROUND,
AND I WALKED BEHIND HIM,

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AND I SHOT HIM.

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[ GUNSHOT BLASTS ]

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FROM A PSYCH STANDPOINT, I LOOK
FOR WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE

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PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION,
SORT OF IS HE RESTLESS,

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IS HE FIDGETING?
IS HE UNCOMFORTABLE?

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BUT IT GIVES US A SIGN
THAT THERE'S MORE

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GOING ON IN HIS HEAD
THAN WHAT HE'S SAYING.

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BUT HE DOESN'T APPEAR THAT WAY.

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FROM HIS BODY LANGUAGE

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AND THE WAY HE'S DESCRIBING
HIS ACTION,

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HE'S INDIFFERENT TO ACTUALLY
THE CONTENT

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OF WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.

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I DON'T THINK THAT THIS WAS
NECESSARILY ABOUT JIM.

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THIS WAS SOMETHING
HE WAS GONNA DO REGARDLESS.

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YOU UNDERSTAND
IF SOMEONE WANTS TO KILL YOU

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BECAUSE THEY HATE YOU,
BUT YOU HAVE NO MEANING

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ULTIMATELY, TO A PSYCHOPATH --
IT'S LIKE AN OBJECT.

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YOU'RE NO DIFFERENT THAN
A COFFEE CUP OR THAN THAT TABLE.

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SO IT'S ABSOLUTELY IMPERSONAL,

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BUT I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S
SO SCARY ABOUT IT.

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HIS BODY WENT JUST LIKE THAT,
AND THEN I SHOT HIM AGAIN

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JUST TO MAKE SURE
THAT HE WAS DEAD,

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AND THEN, LIKE I SAID,
HE HAD A BIG TORSO, BUT...

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LITTLE LEGS, VERY TINY LEGS.

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Termini: JIM, CHRISTIAN'S FIRST
VICTIM, SUFFERED FROM POLIO,

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WHICH IS WHY HE DESCRIBES HIM
AS HAVING THE LEGS OF A CHILD.

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CHRISTIAN COULD HAVE SEEN JIM
AS SORT OF, UM, PRIME PREY.

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HE WOULD HAVE BEEN EASY
TO CHASE OR TO SORT OF

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HUNT DOWN,

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SO HE WAS KIND OF A GOOD
GATEWAY INTO MURDER.

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Detective: OKAY.

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Morgan: HE'S KEEPING
THE BRANCHES, YOU KNOW,

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FROM STRIKING HER, WHICH SEEMS
LIKE AN ACT OF KINDNESS.

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IT'S WHAT I WOULD CALL
SOMETHING THAT IS DUTIFUL.

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I THINK THAT'S,
UM, THAT'S

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PROBABLY THE UNDERPINNING
OF SUPERFICIAL CHARM.

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THEY ACTUALLY
DON'T HAVE THE FEELING

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THEY'RE TRYING
TO DEMONSTRATE.

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BUT SINCE THEY DON'T HAVE
THE GENUINE EMOTION

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THAT SHOULD GO WITH IT,

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THAT'S WHAT -- THAT'S WHAT GIVES
THE TERM SUPERFICIAL, RIGHT?

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Detective: YOU STOPPED HERE.

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Nielsen: IF YOU LOOK, I'M SURE,
TOMORROW, YOU'LL SEE BLOOD

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- HERE SOMEWHERE.
- Detective: OKAY.

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BACK...

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MAYBE BACK A BIT,

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BUT THERE'S BLOOD
ALL THROUGH HERE.

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- Detective: OKAY.
- THERE'S BLOOD

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ALL IN THAT TRAIL.

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AT THAT POINT,
I WAS JUST LIKE, HOO!

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SO I PUT THE GUN BACK
AT MY WAIST,

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AND MAYBE I SHOT HIM AGAIN,
I'M NOT SURE.

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AND THEN I SAID, "I GOTTA GO
TO WORK," AND I WENT TO WORK.

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- I WALKED BACK UP, AND...
- Detective: YOU LEFT HIM HERE.

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Nielsen: LEFT HIM HERE.

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Nielsen: I STARTED DIGGING --
MY INTENTIONS WERE TO

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DIG A GRAVE, BUT, UH...

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[ LAUGHS SHORTLY ]

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IT WOULD'VE BEEN SHALLOW.

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Detective: SO WHEN YOU FIRST
GOT OUT HERE, TOOK A SHOVEL OUT,

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AND STARTED DIGGING HERE.

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THESE DIMENSIONS RIGHT HERE --
YOU CAN SEE WHERE

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- I STARTED DIGGING.
- Detective: YEAH.

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HE ACTUALLY LAUGHS.

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YOU CAN HEAR HIM KIND OF
DOING THIS SING-SONG

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ALMOST LAUGHING VOICE.

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SOMEBODY -- I JUST FELT THAT
IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

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Detective: YOU DIDN'T WANT TO
LEAVE HIM OUT IN THE OPEN.

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SHE'S PUSHING FOR A MORE

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SUBTLE UNDERSTANDING
OF WELL, YOU KNOW,

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WHAT WERE YOU FEELING?

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IT SEEMS TO THROW HIM
FOR A LOOP.

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SHE IS PUSHING FOR HIS FEELINGS,
AND HE DOESN'T REALLY HAVE THEM.

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[ FIRE CRACKLING ]

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SO ANYWAY, FOR WHATEVER REASON,
I'M OUT HERE DIGGING A GRAVE.

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- Detective: OKAY.
- Nielsen: ALL RIGHT.

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Nielsen: UH...

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Woman: 50-YEAR-OLD JIMMY
WHITEHURST WAS FOUND

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IN A SHALLOW GRAVE.

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HE'D BEEN SHOT,
THEN HIS BODY BURNED.

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PSYCHOPATHS DO HAVE
LOWER IMPULSE CONTROL.

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THEIR DORSOLATERAL
PREFRONTAL CORTEX, IN MOST

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PSYCHOPATHS, IS SMALLER
THAN THE AVERAGE PERSON,

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AND THIS IS DIMINISHED
IN A PSYCHOPATH.

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CHRISTIAN DID NOT HAVE GREAT
IMPULSE CONTROL.

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I THINK
HE ENJOYED KILLING JIM,

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AND HE WANTED TO DO IT AGAIN,
SO HE DID.

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HE WAS DOING
COOK LINE WORK

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AND PROBABLY DIDN'T ATTRACT
ANYONE'S ATTENTION

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AS SOMEONE WHO WAS BIZARRE
OR SCARY OR INTIMIDATING,

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AND HE DOESN'T APPARENTLY, UM,

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ENGAGE IN ODD OR PECULIAR
OR WEIRD BEHAVIORS,

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HE WOULD'VE LOOKED LIKE
AN EVERYDAY INDIVIDUAL

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WHO WAS SMART.

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[ NIELSEN LAUGHING ]

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Termini: THIS IS AN ILLOGICAL
THING TO ASK HIM,

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IN HIS MIND -- WHY ARE YOU
EVEN ASKING ME THIS?

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WHY SHOULD I POSSIBLY CARE?

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PSYCHOPATHS GENERALLY WILL NOT
EXPERIENCE THESE EMOTIONS.

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Man: THOSE WHO KNOW CHRISTIAN
NIELSEN DESCRIBE HIM

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AS A BIT ODD,
QUIET AND HARDWORKING.

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I HEARD THE NEWS THIS MORNING,
AND I WAS LIKE,

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IS THAT THE SAME CHRISTIAN
THAT I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH?

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Man: NIELSEN HAD BEEN WORKING AS
A COOK AT THE SUDBURY INN

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JUST DOWN THE ROAD
FROM THE MURDER SCENE

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WHERE HE HAD ALSO BEEN LIVING.

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Detective: OKAY.

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Detective: OKAY.

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Termini:
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT CHRISTIAN

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FELT BAD ABOUT KILLING THE DOG.

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ONE HALLMARK
THAT WE DO OFTEN SEE

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IN PSYCHOPATHS IS AN EARLY
ABUSE OF ANIMALS.

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IT'S, IN SOME WAYS, A PRACTICE
FOR WHAT THEY'RE EVENTUALLY

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GONNA DO,
BECAUSE THEY'RE LESS LIKELY

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TO GET CAUGHT FOR IT,
BECAUSE THE ANIMAL'S NOT GONNA

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TELL ANYBODY OR SAY ANYTHING,

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AND SO ANIMALS ARE OFTEN
KIND OF THE GATEWAY INTO, UM,

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SOME SORT OF AGGRESSION
OR VIOLENCE TOWARDS A PERSON.

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CHRISTIAN KILLING SELBY, UM,

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ESSENTIALLY WAS
ORPHANING HER CHILDREN.

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HER HUSBAND HAD DIED, AND SHE
HAD TWO CHILDREN AT HOME,

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SO BY KILLING HER,
THOSE CHILDREN NOW HAVE

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NO PARENTS --
THEY ALSO HAVE NO GRANDMOTHER,

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BECAUSE HE HAD ALREADY
KILLED HER,

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UM, BUT HE DOESN'T CARE.

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[ GUNSHOT BLASTS ]

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WHEN YOU LOOK
AT THE TRANSCRIPTS

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OR THE SPEECH PATTERNS OF
PEOPLE WHO HAVE PSYCHOPATHY,

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THEY DON'T USE METAPHOR
VERY OFTEN,

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THEY'RE VERY CONCRETE,
VERY DIRECT,

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AND THEY'RE SOMEWHAT CONFUSED
WHEN PEOPLE PUSH FOR

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THE MEANING OF FEELINGS
AND NUANCE,

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AND THEY SEEM TO BE
PERPLEXED -- TO HIM,

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IT MAKES NO SENSE.

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IT'S -- IT IS LIKE SPEAKING
A TOTALLY DIFFERENT LANGUAGE.

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HE'S, AGAIN,
ALMOST FRUSTRATED THAT

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SHE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND
HIS LOGIC,

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LIKE, "HOW COULD
YOU ASK ME THAT?

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WHY WOULD I KILL HIM?
HE'S MY DAD."

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UM, WHEN WHY WOULDN'T
HE KILL HIM?

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HE KILLED FOUR OTHER PEOPLE
IN THE LAST 48 HOURS.

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HE ASSUMES THAT THE OTHER
PEOPLE ARE GONNA KIND OF FOLLOW

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HIS LOGIC AND FOLLOW HIS LINE
OF THINKING WHEN, IN FACT,

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HIS LINE THINKING IS
COMPLETELY DEVIANT.

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Woman: POLICE SAY 31-YEAR-OLD
CHRISTIAN NIELSEN CONFESSED TO

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THESE KILLINGS,
AND HE'S CHARGED

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WITH FOUR COUNTS OF MURDER.

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Woman:
WHAT HE DID IS WRONG.

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THERE WAS NO SENSE IN
DOING WHAT HE DID,

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AND THEN CAN'T
EXPLAIN YOURSELF? NO.

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I'M SORRY.

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I DO WANT TO AVOID A TRIAL
SIMPLY BECAUSE...

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THE OUTCOME WOULD BE GUILTY.

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I WISH HE WAS DEAD.

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Termini: YOU KNOW,
IN MANY OF THE PICTURES,

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HE LOOKS DIRECTLY AT
THE CAMERA AND SMILES.

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Morgan: HE IS SMIRKING,
BECAUSE HE'S AMUSED

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AT THE DEGREE TO WHICH

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EVERYONE IS FASCINATED
ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING

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IN THE FIRST PLACE.

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I THINK HE'S THE OUTSIDE
OBSERVER SAYING, HUH?

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LOOK AT ALL
THESE CRAZY HUMANS.

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HE'S AMUSED AND FASCINATED BY

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THESE STRANGE PEOPLE
IN THIS STRANGE WORLD WHO SEEM

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TO BE ALL STIRRED UP
ABOUT WHAT HE DID.

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