Howard Bloom (Investigative journalist and author)
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The only explanation that I can find for that is cognitive dissonance. It's just too overwhelming. They can't process it in any rational way, so they behave in a way that's irrational.
The only explanation that I can find for that is cognitive dissonance. It's just too overwhelming. They can't process it in any rational way, so they behave in a way that's irrational.
The 911 call is absolutely harrowing. It's clear that they were totally shocked. You can see how they're overwhelmed by this event.
The 911 call is absolutely harrowing. It's clear that they were totally shocked. You can see how they're overwhelmed by this event.
And during the course of this ride, it has been explained to me, the father starts getting suspicions. They're looking for a white car. My son drives a white car. He lives 10 miles away from the murder scene. He has emotional problems. Could he be involved in this?
And during the course of this ride, it has been explained to me, the father starts getting suspicions. They're looking for a white car. My son drives a white car. He lives 10 miles away from the murder scene. He has emotional problems. Could he be involved in this?
He's sorting his garbage. He's wearing gloves. And one of the other family members, a sister, comes up to the father and says, in effect, Dad, Brian could possibly be involved in these murders.
He's sorting his garbage. He's wearing gloves. And one of the other family members, a sister, comes up to the father and says, in effect, Dad, Brian could possibly be involved in these murders.
The police come bashing down the door. They break windows. They tie zip ties around his parents. And then he's let out, and he gets in the backseat of the patrol car, and he says, you know, maybe we should get a cup of coffee when this is over, as if he thinks this is going to have a happy ending and life is going to go back to normal.
The police come bashing down the door. They break windows. They tie zip ties around his parents. And then he's let out, and he gets in the backseat of the patrol car, and he says, you know, maybe we should get a cup of coffee when this is over, as if he thinks this is going to have a happy ending and life is going to go back to normal.
What the defense is going to do is saying, yeah, we'll concede that there's a match on the DNA, but the real question is, how did the knife sheath get there? How did the DNA get there?
What the defense is going to do is saying, yeah, we'll concede that there's a match on the DNA, but the real question is, how did the knife sheath get there? How did the DNA get there?
and by the state not identifying it. They said they couldn't put him through CODIS. They didn't seem to make any effort to track down who these bloods could have belonged to so that they could have dismissed them. But it now allows Coburg's defense to raise the specter of, ha ha, there were other people there that night.
and by the state not identifying it. They said they couldn't put him through CODIS. They didn't seem to make any effort to track down who these bloods could have belonged to so that they could have dismissed them. But it now allows Coburg's defense to raise the specter of, ha ha, there were other people there that night.
Dylan was interviewed by the police four times. The first one, she brings up caveats. She says, I was drunk that night. She said, I was sort of in a dreamlike state. And then she's shown a mugshot sort of photo, and she says, I have no idea who this is. Oh, boy. It's giving the defense evidence that they can take to the jury and raise questions.
Dylan was interviewed by the police four times. The first one, she brings up caveats. She says, I was drunk that night. She said, I was sort of in a dreamlike state. And then she's shown a mugshot sort of photo, and she says, I have no idea who this is. Oh, boy. It's giving the defense evidence that they can take to the jury and raise questions.
That's his alibi. He was out driving around at 4 o'clock in the morning, looking at stars on a cloudy, freezing night.
That's his alibi. He was out driving around at 4 o'clock in the morning, looking at stars on a cloudy, freezing night.
I mean, the stakes here are enormous. The whole world is still watching, listening, and following this.
I mean, the stakes here are enormous. The whole world is still watching, listening, and following this.