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Prosecutor: Teen killer shows no empathy on witness stand

February 24, 2019 / 01:50

This episode discusses a prisoner's memory of their offense, therapy sessions, and manipulation tactics in court. Key topics include the psychological impact of trauma, emotional responses, and defense mechanisms.

The prisoner admits to their therapist that they cannot remember the offense, but later reveals that this is not true. They express fear of facing the horrific nature of their actions. The therapist's observations suggest that the prisoner is attempting to manipulate the court's perception.

Another participant in the conversation critiques the prisoner's emotional state, noting a lack of empathy and defensive behavior during questioning. They highlight the prisoner's physical reactions, such as eye twitching and crushing a cup, as indicators of underlying issues.

The discussion raises questions about the effectiveness of therapy and the authenticity of the prisoner's claims regarding their emotional recovery.

TLDR

A prisoner claims memory loss of their offense, but reveals deeper psychological issues during therapy discussions.

Episode

1:50
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in your prison records you repeatedly tell your therapist you cannot remember the offense is that
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true uh that's what I've told him but it's not true why would you say that because I haven't wanted to
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remember it why not because it was unbelievably horri iic and horrendous and it's hard
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for me to even wrap my mind around how I could have done something that awful and I
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guess I've just been afraid to actually face that so here he is saying I no longer
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have those feelings or those fantasies and I can't even go back to thinking about it your reaction I think he's
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trying to manipulate the judge to making him seem better than he really is those
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things just just don't disappear um on their own without intensive therapy and really dealing with it and you can see
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that the blank emotion behind his words that there's there's really no empathy there um and he's not wanting to talk
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about it because he knows that if he talks about it he's going to have some cues to show that he still really gets
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Joy from them but if you get up close to him you can see his eye twitching the whole time as I would approach he would
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get very defensive during defense questioning he kind of drank water and was very loose but he crushed a cup in
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his hand during my cross examination that I didn't even see so I don't believe any of those thoughts or
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feelings are gone I think he's just gotten better at masking them

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Episode Highlights

  • Facing the Past
    Confronting the horror of one's actions can be an overwhelming journey.
    “It's hard to wrap my mind around how I could have done something that awful.”
    @ 00m 34s
    February 24, 2019
  • The Mask of Emotion
    Some individuals may hide their true feelings behind a facade of calmness.
    “Those things just don't disappear on their own without intensive therapy.”
    @ 01m 02s
    February 24, 2019

Episode Quotes

  • It's hard to wrap my mind around how I could have done something that awful.
    Prosecutor: Teen killer shows no empathy on witness stand
  • Those things just don't disappear on their own without intensive therapy.
    Prosecutor: Teen killer shows no empathy on witness stand
  • He crushed a cup in his hand during my cross examination.
    Prosecutor: Teen killer shows no empathy on witness stand

Key Moments

  • Denial00:04
  • Fear of Memory00:21
  • Emotional Detachment01:13
  • Defensive Behavior01:33