This is the one where I write to a murderer.
Posted January 22nd, 2010 by Mike Lawson
I haven’t written about it here before, but I don’t have time to write the entire story out, so here’s the condensed version for back-story: When I was nine, one of my classmates was home alone, and a family friend came over and robbed their house and stabbed my classmate 57 times to avoid her being a witness.
I know it’s odd to breeze past that story, and I actually had to search the WhatSomeWouldCallLies.com archives to make sure that I haven’t already told you guys that story before…but that’s not what I’m writing about today.
I’ve been doing some lazy Internet research about the crime because I’m now an adult and can kind of understand the articles about the trial and evidence a bit better than I could back when I was a child. And I accidentally stumbled across the murderers mailing address (she’s on Death Row in California right now) and I want to write her.
I don’t want to write an angry letter. I’m not even certain that I want to point out that I knew her victim. I’m kind of just curious to see what she’s up to.
Is this completely insane?
6 Responses to “This is the one where I write to a murderer.”
January 22nd, 2010 at 6:57 pm
There are far crazier things to do. And I can understand the curiosity factor.
January 22nd, 2010 at 8:31 pm
No. It’s not insane at all. I won’t go into details as to why it’s not… but I definitely don’t think it is.
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January 22nd, 2010 at 11:28 pm
I don’t think it is. I think it would be a bit of therapy for you.
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January 23rd, 2010 at 3:38 pm
If you’re gonna write to a murderer, write to the one you went to high school with.
January 25th, 2010 at 12:22 am
It’s not insane but it is out of the ordinary. I do have a question for you though. What would you like to get out of it? I get the weird thrill of wanting to write a murderer. It’s like wanting to take a stick and poke a bear. But what do you do after? What if she writes back? I’m sure these are all things you’ve already considered. Just be careful and don’t follow the rabbit too far down the rabbit hole.
January 25th, 2010 at 8:46 am
Not insane at all.
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