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I'm very lucky I grew up in like a wet period in West Texas, like where it was raining all the time.
Now, Brendan Sokolak was certainly autistic, but intellectually, Brendan was said to have the mental capacity of an eight-year-old. Brendan, however, was also more clever than he let on, and he could also be extremely manipulative if he wanted to be. See, as I said earlier, Britton was a perfectly capable person, but he was known to play up his disabilities if it suited his needs.
Now, Brendan Sokolak was certainly autistic, but intellectually, Brendan was said to have the mental capacity of an eight-year-old. Brendan, however, was also more clever than he let on, and he could also be extremely manipulative if he wanted to be. See, as I said earlier, Britton was a perfectly capable person, but he was known to play up his disabilities if it suited his needs.
Now, Brendan Sokolak was certainly autistic, but intellectually, Brendan was said to have the mental capacity of an eight-year-old. Brendan, however, was also more clever than he let on, and he could also be extremely manipulative if he wanted to be. See, as I said earlier, Britton was a perfectly capable person, but he was known to play up his disabilities if it suited his needs.
He would froth at the mouth, or he would use a mentally disabled voice so people would underestimate him. He'd also use it to get out of trouble at work. As such, Brendan began playing up his disability very soon after his arrest for one of the Black Saturday bushfires, because I think it may have taken him a bit to remember that the fire he'd started had killed 11 people.
He would froth at the mouth, or he would use a mentally disabled voice so people would underestimate him. He'd also use it to get out of trouble at work. As such, Brendan began playing up his disability very soon after his arrest for one of the Black Saturday bushfires, because I think it may have taken him a bit to remember that the fire he'd started had killed 11 people.
He would froth at the mouth, or he would use a mentally disabled voice so people would underestimate him. He'd also use it to get out of trouble at work. As such, Brendan began playing up his disability very soon after his arrest for one of the Black Saturday bushfires, because I think it may have taken him a bit to remember that the fire he'd started had killed 11 people.
Now, after investigators spoke with his neighbors and discovered Brendan's penchant for fires and skulking, it was decided that there was enough circumstantial evidence to arrest Brendan for starting the fatal bushfire that he himself had called into emergency services.
Now, after investigators spoke with his neighbors and discovered Brendan's penchant for fires and skulking, it was decided that there was enough circumstantial evidence to arrest Brendan for starting the fatal bushfire that he himself had called into emergency services.
Now, after investigators spoke with his neighbors and discovered Brendan's penchant for fires and skulking, it was decided that there was enough circumstantial evidence to arrest Brendan for starting the fatal bushfire that he himself had called into emergency services.
Now, Brendan didn't get nervous or anxious like most people do when they get arrested, nor did he react when he was read his rights. But outside of his non-reaction, Brendan was reportedly carrying relatively normal conversations with the police who arrested him.
Now, Brendan didn't get nervous or anxious like most people do when they get arrested, nor did he react when he was read his rights. But outside of his non-reaction, Brendan was reportedly carrying relatively normal conversations with the police who arrested him.
Now, Brendan didn't get nervous or anxious like most people do when they get arrested, nor did he react when he was read his rights. But outside of his non-reaction, Brendan was reportedly carrying relatively normal conversations with the police who arrested him.
But during his videotaped intake, when Brendan knew people were watching, he suddenly became more disabled by slurring his speech and pretending like he didn't understand what he was being told. Once the camera was off, however, Brendan would drop the slur, stop drooling, and return to the relatively normal way of conversating that he'd engaged in before.
But during his videotaped intake, when Brendan knew people were watching, he suddenly became more disabled by slurring his speech and pretending like he didn't understand what he was being told. Once the camera was off, however, Brendan would drop the slur, stop drooling, and return to the relatively normal way of conversating that he'd engaged in before.
But during his videotaped intake, when Brendan knew people were watching, he suddenly became more disabled by slurring his speech and pretending like he didn't understand what he was being told. Once the camera was off, however, Brendan would drop the slur, stop drooling, and return to the relatively normal way of conversating that he'd engaged in before.
Yeah. Oh, yeah. You know? In the hopes that maybe she'd just go away and forget about it. But guess what?
Yeah. Oh, yeah. You know? In the hopes that maybe she'd just go away and forget about it. But guess what?
Yeah. Oh, yeah. You know? In the hopes that maybe she'd just go away and forget about it. But guess what?
Eventually, Brendan did take credit for starting the fire, but he maintained that the whole thing was just a big misunderstanding. He said that he'd been smoking a cigarette while driving down a gravel road, and the bumpiness was causing his car to shake.