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.
This woman offered him a way out. If she had been a different person , he might have just continued down the path he had followed.
Nichols hasn't repented, he is an evil psychopath. He has the blood of four people and countless others done irreparable harm on his hands. The concept of "repentance" is being so cheapened in this case and it sickens me. It's so easy for all these Christians to swoon over the story of his heart being opened - well, they are not the ones who have to "forgive" a murdered husband or mom or son or friend or colleague. Yes, God can forgive anyone and anything when He chooses, but He says by our fruits they will know us. He also has a Hell for people like Nichols. Let's send him there as soon as possible.