Jennifer Amell

I know what he's like when he's drinking, end quote. Bill Boss interrupted Tallman. "'Were you gonna go down there just to say hi?' Tallman said, "'Uh-uh,' and shook his head. "'Quote, "'I don't talk to Elvert when he's drinking. "'When he's drunk, he does things that are stupid.'" As Delbert made his way down the steep ravine, he saw Sergeant and Heidi face to face.

I know what he's like when he's drinking, end quote. Bill Boss interrupted Tallman. "'Were you gonna go down there just to say hi?' Tallman said, "'Uh-uh,' and shook his head. "'Quote, "'I don't talk to Elvert when he's drinking. "'When he's drunk, he does things that are stupid.'" As Delbert made his way down the steep ravine, he saw Sergeant and Heidi face to face.

Tallman said Sergeant's face was pointed up toward him. Sergeant raised the knife high above his head as Martin stood next to him. He saw the knife in Martin's class ring glint in the sun. Quote, I said, oh boy, I better get out of here. Oh, I'm leaving. I didn't have the guts to hang around. I saw Elbert stabbing her and I took off in high gear. Sunlight glinting? That's just plain old Hollywood.

Tallman said Sergeant's face was pointed up toward him. Sergeant raised the knife high above his head as Martin stood next to him. He saw the knife in Martin's class ring glint in the sun. Quote, I said, oh boy, I better get out of here. Oh, I'm leaving. I didn't have the guts to hang around. I saw Elbert stabbing her and I took off in high gear. Sunlight glinting? That's just plain old Hollywood.

The only consistent part of Tallman's many stories is that he started out under the covered bridge. April, Heidi's sister, and I put this to the test.

The only consistent part of Tallman's many stories is that he started out under the covered bridge. April, Heidi's sister, and I put this to the test.

And I'll just see if I can hear it or pick it up. So I'm standing below the covered bridge where Tallman likely was. And April is going to walk across the bridge and give a little yell. I'm trying to determine what can be heard and if part of Tallman's story actually checks out. It's not an entirely scientific experiment. It's December and the foliage is sparse.

And I'll just see if I can hear it or pick it up. So I'm standing below the covered bridge where Tallman likely was. And April is going to walk across the bridge and give a little yell. I'm trying to determine what can be heard and if part of Tallman's story actually checks out. It's not an entirely scientific experiment. It's December and the foliage is sparse.

Tallman would have been here in spring. You can hear the river surging and the roar of traffic from I-91. Oh, I definitely hear something. I could faintly hear April's footsteps and yell, but I was listening for it. If anything, the creek water would be even louder in spring.

Tallman would have been here in spring. You can hear the river surging and the roar of traffic from I-91. Oh, I definitely hear something. I could faintly hear April's footsteps and yell, but I was listening for it. If anything, the creek water would be even louder in spring.

If it weren't already apparent, I'd say all parts of Tallman's story are slivers of the truth woven between wholesale fabrications. We know that Tallman's intellectual disability makes him want to please those who ask questions of him. Depending on the questioner, police, prosecutor, defense, me, Tallman will tell you what you want to hear. On May 8th, 1985, Mr. X himself took the stand.

If it weren't already apparent, I'd say all parts of Tallman's story are slivers of the truth woven between wholesale fabrications. We know that Tallman's intellectual disability makes him want to please those who ask questions of him. Depending on the questioner, police, prosecutor, defense, me, Tallman will tell you what you want to hear. On May 8th, 1985, Mr. X himself took the stand.

Twice Tallman's age, Albert Sargent is thin and tall, wearing aviator-style eyeglasses, the accessory of choice for serial killers, apparently. And this is where it gets really wackadoo. On the stand, Sargent claims to have had a vision of Heidi's murder seven days after Tallman was arrested. In his vision, Sargent can see through Tallman's eyes by, quote, concentrating into his mind.

Twice Tallman's age, Albert Sargent is thin and tall, wearing aviator-style eyeglasses, the accessory of choice for serial killers, apparently. And this is where it gets really wackadoo. On the stand, Sargent claims to have had a vision of Heidi's murder seven days after Tallman was arrested. In his vision, Sargent can see through Tallman's eyes by, quote, concentrating into his mind.

The following is a recreation from trial dialogue printed in the Rutland Daily Herald. Dumont.

The following is a recreation from trial dialogue printed in the Rutland Daily Herald. Dumont.

Sargent.

Sargent.

This is actually weirdly accurate. Heidi was found in the water. The tree near Heidi's body was a hemlock, about a foot and a half in diameter, which curved up off the bank. At some point, Heidi was probably undressed, since her bra was found downstream.

This is actually weirdly accurate. Heidi was found in the water. The tree near Heidi's body was a hemlock, about a foot and a half in diameter, which curved up off the bank. At some point, Heidi was probably undressed, since her bra was found downstream.