[DGray]

You might find this from CNN.com to be interesting.

BLITZER: Tell us what he's like. You obviously spent some time talking to the suspect, who's still on the loose right now. What kind of man did he appear to be to you?

HAZEN: Well, he's a very intelligent, articulate man -- fairly well educated. He's very analytical, very logical. He's also very big and athletic. He's an avid basketball player. ...

If you talk with him and spend time with him, you get the impression that he's very laid back, very easygoing. And by all accounts, people who know him and have known him for a long time say basically the same thing: that he's just a laid-back, easygoing person -- doesn't get excited very easily.

BLITZER: But he does have a long criminal record, is that right?

HAZEN: No. The only criminal record he has, really, was a conviction when he was in college for ... disorderly conduct. And that would be a misdemeanor if it were here in Georgia.

BLITZER: What were the circumstances surrounding the rape allegation which he was facing?

HAZEN: He was involved with a woman for a number of years, a long-term relationship, about eight years. And that relationship began to deteriorate, and then he began to see another woman. That woman became pregnant and that, of course, caused tremendous stress within the relationship with his original girlfriend. And that relationship was kind of falling apart anyway. So this was just the icing on the cake.

He wanted to remain with her. She did not want to be with him, she says, and that gave rise to her claim that he attacked her back in last August. He claimed they were reconciling and they had consensual sex.

[oceanperch]

Thanks for posting that.

Now that makes me suspicious that she may have been a vindictive disgruntled woman.

I find it hard to believe that if this man was a closet rapist he would target someone he knew.

And sodomy is a pretty scary word IMO unless someone is into it as part of their lifestyle.

This man did a horrible thing today but I am really curious what actually are the facts in tha case that he felt so backed into a corner to kill people.

But ya never can tell what evil lurks in the heart of men.

Who was the guy being interveiwed on LK BTW?

Thanks again for taking the time to post that.

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HAZEN: That's correct. Two weeks ago we tried the case. And it went about six days. And the jury split eight-four for acquittal, and they locked in. After about a day and a half of deliberations, none of the jurors was changing their vote. And so Judge [Rowland] Barnes declared a mistrial. But the state and Judge Barnes wanted to [re]try the case immediately. And so we began to try the case again this past Monday.

Isn't that double jeopardy? If the Fulton County DA couldn't prove the case the first time, why did the judge (God rest his soul) give them another go at it? You don't just try someone over and over until you get a conviction. What if the guy never raped his ex-girlfriend? What if she made up the rape charge trying to get revenge on him for getting another woman pregnant (which he did)?

Of course, murdering people at the courthouse was despicable and evil. And I hope they catch the perp soon, very soon. He should pay for those crimes. But you can't help but wonder if a computer systems administrator was being falsely accused and on his way to being convicted of rape, which could have caused him to snap.