Richard Russell: What Happened?

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If you’ve followed the sad story of Richard Russell, you have to be scratching your head and wondering what happened.

Was this a suicide mission of a man who kept it all inside?

Was Russell on a joy ride and didn’t think of the consequences? Or was it something else?

When you listen to him speak to air traffic control, you get moments where he sounds like he understands the gravity of the situation (albeit briefly)–moments of reality–paired up with moments where you wonder if he is delusional–where he has an altered sense of reality (like he is in a dream playing video games). In the delusional state, he is happy, light-hearted and doesn’t seem to grasp the gravity of it all — like when he says, ““I think I’m going to try to do a barrel roll, and if that goes good I’ll go nose down and call it a night.”

You could take that last statement as he knew what he doing.  OR, you could also argue this was a man who for a moment thought he was playing a video game and was going to “call it a night”.

You know how you have dream states where things from the real world are impacting you, but you aren’t totally grasping things?  That’s the feelings I get when I listen to Russell. Something feels off.  He doesn’t sound grounded to me.

I don’t believe this was a suicide and I don’t believe Russell went on a joy ride for the sake of a joy ride. And his friends seem to support this theory. Russell wasn’t a big bravado jerk who had to prove his worth, or who would want to go out with a big bang, if you will.

His friends and co-workers say he was a responsible, kind and compassionate man. None of his friends think this situation is inline with Russell’s character. On the contrary, they are very surprised and shocked.

So many things could have caused this and I’m sure investigators will explore all of them from drugs (prescription or illicit), late-age onset mental illness, and other things that can set off delusional behavior.  It will be interesting to see what they uncover.  I hope for the family they get some answers.

What do you think happened here?

Missing Mollie Tibbetts and Wayne Cheney

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Many of you have seen Wayne Cheney talk to the media about his interview with law enforcement in the case of missing Mollie Tibbetts.

The interview is interesting on many levels. I know it has caught many people’s attention.

Does Wayne Cheney show any indications of involvement in this interview?

Does he send up red flags?

From this interview, I can tell you that you cannot rule him in or out by the interview segments I have seen, and here is why.

Cheney comes across as a unique individual, perhaps someone who doesn’t socialize very much with people. He also has stalking charges in his past. With that, doing an interview with the media may be awkward for him whether he is telling the truth or lying. Hence, his answers in this video could be explained simply by being uncomfortable and not guilty or involved. Then again, they could be uncomfortable because he is involved. It could be both!

If Cheney was a normal guy who was actively social, then yes, his answers would flag me tremendously. But if he is a social recluse, keeping to himself, and rarely interacting with people day-to-day, along with his history of stalking, I can’t put much into his responses.

He clearly self-soothes in this interview but as to why, we need more information to say. If I were working on this case, I would definitely want to do more interviews, though, without question!

If you see more interviews in this case, keep me posted.

Roseanne Barr Talks to Sean Hannity

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Roseanne Barr spoke out for the first time to Sean Hannity this past week, and tells people her thoughts about her tweet and cancelled show.

I found the interview very telling. No doubt, you either love or hate Roseanne Barr, but the truth here is quite simple, regardless.

Do you believe what Roseanne is telling you? What exactly is she telling you??

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Michael Peterson: The Staircase

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So I just found out from a friend (thank you, NM) that The Staircase got updated segments on Netflix. I had no idea! They are stirring the pot to make people question the justice system. Again. We just went through that with Steven Avery a few years ago.

I am all for questioning facts, wondering what really happened as we do make mistakes in society. Our justice system is not perfect, and any reasonable person would admit that. I am not against this, but the two cases I have seen chosen so far (this and the Avery case) are not ones I would have picked. I also don’t like when shows don’t represent the facts, but put spins on things. I wouldn’t call the Avery’s Making a Murderer a documentary. It was way too misleading. I wonder on the Peterson Netflix series, was it unbiased? Or are they spinning it again? Don’t get me wrong, there were times when questions brought up were legitimate, probably in both cases, but it doesn’t make spins in other areas reasonable.

I haven’t seen the Netflix updates, but spoiler alert, I have written about the Michael Peterson case many times in the past. You can search my blog if you want to know what I think.

I’m curious what you think! Did watching The Staircase make you question if the justice system got it right?

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The Last Defense: Darlie Routier

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Are you watching The Last Defense on ABC? It’s the story of Darlie Routier and the murder of her two sons.

If you aren’t familiar with the story, in 1996 in Rowlett, Texas, 26-year old Darlie Routier says a stranger broke into her home, when she was sleeping downstairs with her two young boys and they were all attacked.

Her boys were died from their injuries, and Darlie had wounds around her neck, which she wants you to believe were gravely serious, yet she ironically claims to have slept through it all. Does that even make sense?

Furthermore, her injuries were so bad, she had no problem talking to 911 on the phone and ambulating around after the crime when police had arrived–complaining her children were dying, no they are dead, no they are dying as she does nothing to help them. When the reporting officer says Darlie did nothing, she is quick to tell us she got towels already. Hello! That’s her help?

I could write a book on Darlie Routier clues, and her behaviors.  Her defense on this show has done nothing to make me question Darlie’s innocence at all. I could actually make really good arguments why their defense fails.

I can still hear her husband say if you heard her screams, you would know this is real. To which I say to Darin:  She absolutely screamed terror when she cut her own throat.  Of course that scream was real. It was HER pain. Darlie only shows true sadness at her pain and not at the loss of her boys.

I do not believe Darlie Routier is innocent, not even a niggle within me questions it.  Darlie is on death row, and while I am not a believer in the death penalty, I do not question this case at all.

Has this show made you question the truth?

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You can read my post in 2009 on Darlie here.