Expression of the Day
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What expression do you see?
FYI: I’m on the road this week teaching so I apologize my blog is light. My schedule has been and will be busy–hope you understand.
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The Murder of Angie Samota
Dateline profiled a 30-year old murder in Texas–the murder of Angie Samota back in 1984. It’s a great story to practice your deception detection techniques. Watch and see what clues you see. Who do you think did it? Feel free to discuss the clues you see below. I have a busy week, but will try to share my thoughts as I can.
Dateline: Twisted
For those of you who caught Dateline last weekend, and saw the story of Dustin Wehde and Tracey Richter, you will enjoy this Dateline web exclusive where the jury tells you what they thought.
I do not believe for an instant that Dustin Wehde did anything that day other than visit a neighbor and people who he thought were his friends. He ended up being a victim, exactly as the jury saw it, to a sick and twisted psychopath named Tracey Richter.
Richter’s past is classic psychopath. Every where she went, she left a trail of destruction, lies and problems. And in typical psychopath behavior, she blamed everyone else.
Richter thought she was smarter than everyone else and could pull off the perfect crime. Thankfully she didn’t and she’s behind bars today.
If you didn’t see the show, you can watch it here.
48 Hours: Secrets of a Marriage
I finally was able to do some catching up last night. I was able to watch last week’s TV shows. I watched 48 Hours Secrets of a Marriage. It was an interesting story of a husband and a wife, and sadly, murder.
I believe the jury got this case correct when they put Wesley Earnest behind bars. While there were several indicators for me, the one that I found the most fascinating was what Earnest said when he was asked the following question in the 48 Hours interview:
“Are you prepared if the verdict comes back guilty? Have you thought about that?” Smith asked Earnest.
“I have,” he replied.
“What do you do?”
“Stare at the walls in a 6×8 cell.”
Really?
If he’s wrongly convicted, he’ll just stare at the walls?
Wow.
If you were innocent and handed down a guilty verdict, would you just sit and stare at the walls?
It’s fascinating how a guilty mind works versus an innocent one. They don’t run the same channels no matter how hard they try to make them!
Missing Mickey Shunick
Mickey Shunick, 22, a senior at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, disappeared after spending the evening with a close friend, Brettly Wilson. She left Brettly’s house at 1:45 a.m. on her bicycle, and has not been heard from since.
Police have retrieved video footage showing Mickey riding her bike home, and they spotted several vehicles in the area they wanted to question. Apparently, they have questioned all but one vehicle owner. The owner of a Chevy Z-71. You can see the photo of the vehicle here.
When I watch Brettly speak, I see a happy, upbeat person who is easy to get along with. I see young man who is social awkward, and yet liked by people. I see nothing in these videos that stands out to me as inappropriate or questionable. Brettly shows true sadness and concern for his friend.
