Erin Moriarty
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Then, just like FBI Special Agent Chris Campion, Dr. Soulier found himself on the receiving end of Daniel's homicidal thoughts.
It wasn't the only time that a patient had threatened Dr. Soulier.
So while he took it seriously, it didn't deter him from trying to speak with Daniel again.
He was able to go back a week later.
Dr. Soulier believed that Daniel's desire to kill him and others was actually the result of an obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Dr. Soulier also believed that Daniel didn't want to be this way, that he had wanted to stop his compulsive behavior.
But at some point, Daniel seemed to stop fighting his compulsions.
The horror he had once felt had morphed into something else.
Rather than being repelled and upset by what he had done, when he finally listened to those repetitive thoughts, he was actually excited about it, proud.
Daniel might have had strong compulsions to kill, compulsions that he struggled to control.
But Dr. Soulier concluded that Daniel was not legally insane.
Is it like a memory of does he have all the details?
You know, does he remember doing it?
The fact that Daniel actually bragged about what he was doing and seemed to enjoy it, but also covering the bottom of his shoes with tape.
What does that say to you when you're trying to determine whether he's insane or not?