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Scott Falater: Truth teller or liar?

Did you catch ABC’s 20/20 this past weekend? They told the story of a Scott Falater who murdered his wife, but claimed no memory of it. As the story evolved, his family came to the conclusion he must have been sleepwalking. Scott, in his confusion, seemed to agree with them.

It’s highly likely many of you rolled your eyes at such a claim, right? I mean kill someone in their sleep while sleepwalking? That’s nuts.

But could it happen?

Would you believe it possible?

Did you believe it happened?

I actually was an active sleep-walking child into my adolescence. It was chronic for me. I did it many, many times. One time I even got dressed and ready to go babysit after a nap, and woke up holding the phone on the other side of our house in the kitchen. I was so confused as my father was standing there annoyed with me, telling me I was belligerent with my mom on the phone.

Belligerent? What was I doing and saying? I truly had no idea.

I had no memory of getting up, getting dressed, answering the phone or moving around the house, let alone talking to my mom and being grumpy and agitated. It was stunning and shocking to hear these stories of me doing things I had no conscious recollection about! I had dozens of stories told to me about the crazy things I did when asleep. If anyone could understand this, I would say it would be me.

People can do weird things in their sleep that we don’t know or understand.

And I did things I wouldn’t do in my awake life.

One time I was away at a camp in junior high school. I was in 7th grade. The 8th grade group slept in another area and they were, you know above us. No one dared pull anything on them. We were somewhat intimidated by them. You remember those days, right?

Well, I guess in the middle of the night I walked into their room where there were a dozen bunkbeds, turned on the light and said “Hey guys!” My best friend knew I slept walk and realized I was gone and got me and put me back to bed! I had no idea. I had made quite a stir and became this oddity among them. Did you hear what Renee did?

Again, I had no idea I did any of it. I just had to watch these people tell me in disbelief what I did, and realize it probably true.

While watching this story of Scott Falater on 20/20, it appears this story is a true mystery to many people.

But I do believe this show gave us a very clear answer as to what the truth is in this case.

Did you see it?

Check back to the blog in the next week for my response! I will either leave a comment in the comment section or I will post about it!

Take a vote. What do you think?

Weekend Cases: #Karlsen #Vallow #Gallagher #McGuffin

Police, Crime Scene, Blue Light, Discovery

If you watched the shows this weekend from Dateline to 48 Hours to 60 Minutes, you got quite a preview of personalities–many that should have made your hair stand on edge!

Dateline NBC aired The House on the Hill, which told an older story of Karl Karlsen, who was either the unluckiest man in the world, or one of the most dangerous.

Karlsen’s wife died in a fire, his son was killed when his car fell on him shortly after having been with him, and Karlsen’s barn burned down killing his prize horses.

What did all of them have in common besides Karl? Insurance money.

Karl is a great study for human behavior, who just by his looks sets me off to run. The man wreaks of callousness and the first word that comes to mind seeing his face is “menacing”. Can you see it? He’s a bully who means what he says if you truly listen.

In the beginning of the episode, watch as Andrea Canning asks the first question to Karl. Watch how he speaks all over the board about his wife making absolutely no sense. Karl made my hair stand on end immediately.

Karlsen Case vs. Vallow Case

The Karlsen case has a strong resemblance to the active case of Lori Vallow right now. Like Karlsen, Vallow, too, has a string of deaths surrounding her.

Vallow’s 4th husband ended up dead, then so did her brother who confronted her ex-husband. Vallow then married her fifth husband, and oops, his ex-wife died strangely, too!

And worse, Vallow’s two children haven’t been seen since September as she vacationed in Hawaii. Thankfully, Vallow has recently been detained on charges, though not the charges that we expect to see. That is yet to come! Hopefully it will come soon.

Karlsen and Vallow, I suspect, both suffer from what is called Antisocial personality disorder. While I am not an expert in that area, they both display many traits of people who are unable to feel normal emotions for other people. It’s not that they don’t feel emotions, but they do–but they don’t relate to normal feelings of empathy, like you and I do. People are like objects to be used to them. Chilling, isn’t it?

These people are great studies, if you have interest!

Eddie Gallagher

It didn’t end there. 60 Minutes had an interview with the Navy Seal, Eddie Gallagher. I find that man absolutely vile! The entire case disturbs me from end to end.

Do I believe Gallagher?

I do NOT believe a word he says. And what happened in court? I don’t believe the man who changed his story in his second version. No way, no how. The truth in this case is heavily protected and buried, sadly. But most people can easily see the truth when looking at Gallagher’s behavior and texts! Don’t doubt it. It’s very real. Don’t let him convince you otherwise.

Gallagher, Vallow and Karlsen should all be put in the same place together!

Leah Freeman and Nick McGuffin

And last,there was the story of Leah Freeman and Nick McGuffin on 48 Hours, the epsidoe was Last Seen Walking. Nick McGuffin was found guilty of killing his girlfriend, only to have his case get thrown out though there is still belief in his guilt by many.

McGuffin got an angel the day when attorney Janis Puracal came along! She is an amazing woman whose ability I just adored. She see the details!

Do I question Nick McGuffin in this case? I do not. I believe Nick McGuffin is innocent and uninvolved. If the police ever find the person whose DNA they have–they will find the killer.

Debbie Hawk’s Remains Found

For those of you who have followed me, you may remember the case of Dave and Debbie Hawk.  They were disputing child care costs in a legal dispute when Debbie, then 47, went missing.  She simply vanished, though her blood was found at her home by her young children when Dave dropped them off after a visitation.

Two weeks ago, workers in a field unearthed a body of an unknown female, and detectives immediately wondered if it was Debbie Hawk.

They were correct. It was. Debbie has finally been found.

I analyzed Dave Hawk back in 2007. You can read my analysis here.

I was also interviewed for an article in the Hanford Sentinel in 2010.  You can read the article here.

I am relieved for Debbie Hawk’s family and children as there has to be some comfort in bringing her home.

In 2009, Dave Hawk was convicted of murdering Debbie Hawk.

Stunning Interview by Amanda Knox with Chris Cuomo

Amanda Knox spoke out yesterday to Chris Cuomo on CNN. She denies her involvement in the murder of Meredith Kercher and her words, like many times before, stun me.

Listen to Amanda Knox’s speech pattern.

She says, “(huh)  I…believe…I mean, I can’t speculate what this judge’s motivations…personal motivations or otherwise…What I can say is that…as…this…case…has progressed…….the evidence…that the prosecution has claimed exist against me….has been…has been proven less and less and less.”

Amanda clearly connects the thoughts of “evidence” with “proven”.  The fact she connects these words blows my mind.  Most people who are innocent wouldn’t think they have “proven less” anything because there is nothing to prove. Period.

After all this time, I am also stunned at how she can’t make a clear cut rejection of her involvement immediately.  Instead she we see incomplete thoughts and hesitations. She tells us the claim has been less and less. To me this is not rejecting her involvement. She is merely saying that they have less and less against her, which supports guilt.

If you were honest and uninvolved, would you even entertain this thought?

I have put dots in place where Amanda hesitates in her words above. What you are seeing is incredible cognition, and the fact that Amanda Knox has to think so much when telling the truth is shocking. If she was not involved and an innocent victim, she wouldn’t have to think to talk about how she is being wrongly accused. It would come out of her strongly and flow without any hesitation and thinking, but we don’t see that. Instead we see incredible control and manipulation, and she still fails.

Next Amanda says, “I did not kill my friend. I did not wield a knife. I had no reason to.”

She finally got out her denial, but it was more important to insult the judge on his personal motivations first. Stunning.

I am surprised she would even entertain talking about wielding a knife. Honest people who were not there or involved would never even consider talking about holding or wielding a knife because its so far from the truth and too painful to even entertain because its flat out WRONG.

She continues, “I….I was…in the month we were living together, we were becoming friends.”

Was Amanda trying to become friends with Meredith? Because at first she says “I was…” and then she says “they were”. Can you see the manipulation added on to the cognition going on?  Wow.

Amanda goes on, “A week before the murder occurred, we went out to a classical music concert together. Like…we had never fought. There is no trace of us.”

Amanda’s thoughts are really disjointed.  She wants to suggest they didn’t ever fight. She doesn’t deny it, she throws it out as an example “Like we had never fought.”  If you notice, she doesn’t say “We didn’t fight!”

Then Amanda’s next thought switches entirely from her being friends with Meredith to “There is no trace of ‘us'” — I suspect she means herself and Raffaele.  Why are her thoughts so disjointed? It’s as if Raffaele comes to mind when she thinks about her and Meredith and fighting.  Interesting.

Amanda continues, “If Rudy Guede…committed this crime…which he did…we know that because his DNA is there…on the…on Meredith body, around Meredith’s body.”

Wow.  Amanda doesn’t own that Rudy Guede actually did this at first.  Then she corrects!!  If she was innocent, I would expect she would believe Rudy Guede was the murderer for sure without any doubts!!  This is a stunner.  Why would she question it with the word “IF” unless she knows something different?  I think all people accept Ruede Guede’s involvement, and Amanda shows clearly she doesn’t believe it as fact.  Wow. The implications here are HUGE and shocking to me.

She continues about Guede, “His hand prints and foot prints in her blood. None of that exists for me and if I were there, I would have had traces of…Meredith’s broken body on me…and I would have left traces of myself….around…around Meredith’s corpse….and I…I am not there…and that proves my innocence.”

This sentence above that Amanda says is fascinating on multiple levels because she shows emotions for the first time and it seems to revolve around Meredith’s “broken body” (aka blood?) being on her. It’s odd she can’t say the word “blood” and that this evokes emotion, too.  It seems to really hit a personal cord with her.  If you were not there, there would be no emotional connection at this point in the speech for you on this element because there would be no emotional memories, but Amanda has some. I’m blown away. I believe she likely did have blood on her now.

Amanda also says in present tense, “I am not there”.  She doesn’t say I WAS NOT there, which is a normal recollection. Instead, we seeing her say what she wants us to believe–not what is the truth.

By Amanda Knox’s response to the question “Were you with Rudy Guede at the apartment that night?”, I do not believe Amanda here. I DO believe she was with Guede. There is a look of fear in Amanda’s face at this point that is palpable.

Listen to Amanda Knox’s loss of confidence when she answers the question of was there a fight over money witnessed that night with Rudy Guede? Amanda says “no” very deflated and without any confidence whatsoever.  This is stunning.

At the end, Amanda says, “I truly believe it is possible to win this and to bring…to bring an end to all of the speculation and the nonsensical theories and really bring peace to everyone who has suffered from this experience.”

Wow.

If you were put in prison for several years, accused of a crime and treated with suspicion as Amanda has for years, would you truly believe you can win?  I don’t think so. You would have lost too much already.  If you were involved in the murder, however, you might very well think you have won, if you got away with it, wouldn’t you?

This is Amanda’s most revealing interview to date, and it makes sense. The stakes are very high right now for her.

I am also stunned at how Amanda thinks that this case can go to a place for the Kercher family where they will have “peace” (” really bring peace to everyone”). I think anyone of a reasonable mind can see the Kercher’s will never get peace unless someone tells us what truly happened.  The only one Amanda is thinking about is herself here. A true victim would know it is unlikely anyone will get the full truth because the investigation is so botched, but not Amanda!

I did not believe Amanda Knox from day one. I have always believed she was there that night and covered her ears at some point (by her own words), but that she twisted facts and lied to cover and protect herself on some level (what level I didn’t know). But the more I see of Amanda Knox, and especially after this interview, I believe she was there, was involved and had blood on her.  Physically. That is all I can say, but that say a whole lot.

I’m stunned by what this interview reveals.  It will take some time to shake this. I didn’t expect this at all.