I have read the book, "THE PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE", and I do believe in miracles, but I must admit that with this story becoming ONLY about HER WITNESS to HIM and HIS conversion, and somehow I am to rejoice in this, WHILE completely ignoring the VICTIMS, then I am not yet ready for the purpose driven life.
Oh, yeah. The victims. How true. I believe in miracles but I'm not sure this is one. If Ms. Smith's recitation of the facts is true, and I have no reason to believe it's not, she was gutsy and very lucky. Lucky that the situation didn't turn out differently when they got back to the apartment, for her, others living close by or anyone else who may have crossed his path. After all, this animal is a RAPIST AND QUADRUPLE MURDERER!
I firmly believe that that this cowardly psychopath saw that he had a sure way out of not getting wasted and it was to get Ashley to turn him in and to surrender, on tv if possible. It worked. Now he can live on our dime and manipulate the system.
If he shows remorse, lives a virtuous life in prison and accepts the justice he deserves, then I may change my mind and see this as a miracle, but I think I'll defer judgment until he takes a well deserved dirt nap.