Molly Conger

And if that letter had only arrived a few days earlier, they probably would have done just that before anybody had to get stabbed. The story Frank then told Hickman has elements of truth. But it's not quite right. He told Hickman that the shootout at his parents' house had happened just the year prior and that he'd fled the country prior to being sentenced.

And if that letter had only arrived a few days earlier, they probably would have done just that before anybody had to get stabbed. The story Frank then told Hickman has elements of truth. But it's not quite right. He told Hickman that the shootout at his parents' house had happened just the year prior and that he'd fled the country prior to being sentenced.

So he's cutting out this six-year period that he spent in prison for the shooting and pretending that he had just arrived there in Rhodesia immediately after the events that we know took place in July of 1967. And the timeline isn't the only thing that's off. In this version, Frank says the shootout only lasted 10 minutes, not over an hour.

So he's cutting out this six-year period that he spent in prison for the shooting and pretending that he had just arrived there in Rhodesia immediately after the events that we know took place in July of 1967. And the timeline isn't the only thing that's off. In this version, Frank says the shootout only lasted 10 minutes, not over an hour.

So he's cutting out this six-year period that he spent in prison for the shooting and pretending that he had just arrived there in Rhodesia immediately after the events that we know took place in July of 1967. And the timeline isn't the only thing that's off. In this version, Frank says the shootout only lasted 10 minutes, not over an hour.

And he had decided to end the incident on his own terms when he saw that his father had arrived, rather than the truth, which was that he argued with his distraught father for an hour while continuing to shoot through the windows until he was smoked out by tear gas. But the inciting incident in this version is similar.

And he had decided to end the incident on his own terms when he saw that his father had arrived, rather than the truth, which was that he argued with his distraught father for an hour while continuing to shoot through the windows until he was smoked out by tear gas. But the inciting incident in this version is similar.

And he had decided to end the incident on his own terms when he saw that his father had arrived, rather than the truth, which was that he argued with his distraught father for an hour while continuing to shoot through the windows until he was smoked out by tear gas. But the inciting incident in this version is similar.

He told Hickman about shooting guns in the woods and the neighbors reporting the noise and the officer arriving in the car chase. But he claimed the gun he was shooting in the woods was one he'd purchased from an advertisement in Soldier of Fortune magazine, which is obviously not possible because that magazine didn't exist in 1967.

He told Hickman about shooting guns in the woods and the neighbors reporting the noise and the officer arriving in the car chase. But he claimed the gun he was shooting in the woods was one he'd purchased from an advertisement in Soldier of Fortune magazine, which is obviously not possible because that magazine didn't exist in 1967.

He told Hickman about shooting guns in the woods and the neighbors reporting the noise and the officer arriving in the car chase. But he claimed the gun he was shooting in the woods was one he'd purchased from an advertisement in Soldier of Fortune magazine, which is obviously not possible because that magazine didn't exist in 1967.

I don't know, maybe he was just updating the story so it would sound more current. But Frank said he'd purchased the Tommy gun from the magazine, but it was missing some parts. It didn't have a firing pin and something else. So it didn't work.

I don't know, maybe he was just updating the story so it would sound more current. But Frank said he'd purchased the Tommy gun from the magazine, but it was missing some parts. It didn't have a firing pin and something else. So it didn't work.

I don't know, maybe he was just updating the story so it would sound more current. But Frank said he'd purchased the Tommy gun from the magazine, but it was missing some parts. It didn't have a firing pin and something else. So it didn't work.

He manufactured the necessary replacement parts, but he was concerned that in his modification of the weapon, maybe things weren't 100%, and he was worried that it would explode when fired. So he lashed it to a tree and set it to fully automatic and rigged a string to the trigger and hid behind another tree for cover. This sounds so Looney Tunes to me, like a literal Looney Tunes cartoon, right?

He manufactured the necessary replacement parts, but he was concerned that in his modification of the weapon, maybe things weren't 100%, and he was worried that it would explode when fired. So he lashed it to a tree and set it to fully automatic and rigged a string to the trigger and hid behind another tree for cover. This sounds so Looney Tunes to me, like a literal Looney Tunes cartoon, right?

He manufactured the necessary replacement parts, but he was concerned that in his modification of the weapon, maybe things weren't 100%, and he was worried that it would explode when fired. So he lashed it to a tree and set it to fully automatic and rigged a string to the trigger and hid behind another tree for cover. This sounds so Looney Tunes to me, like a literal Looney Tunes cartoon, right?

This is Daffy Duck behavior, right? But he tells this story to Hickman, and in his essay, Hickman writes, True or false, impossible to believe, Sweeney had the uncanny ability to sound totally convincing. But it is significant to note that a search undertaken based on Sweeney's fingerprint records revealed no such incident.

This is Daffy Duck behavior, right? But he tells this story to Hickman, and in his essay, Hickman writes, True or false, impossible to believe, Sweeney had the uncanny ability to sound totally convincing. But it is significant to note that a search undertaken based on Sweeney's fingerprint records revealed no such incident.

This is Daffy Duck behavior, right? But he tells this story to Hickman, and in his essay, Hickman writes, True or false, impossible to believe, Sweeney had the uncanny ability to sound totally convincing. But it is significant to note that a search undertaken based on Sweeney's fingerprint records revealed no such incident.