Guilty by Reason of Insanity
Chapter One
The secret of working with violent people is knowing when to end an
interview. Then again, in certain situations that is not an option.
Occasionally, in spite of what seem to be adequate precautions, I find myself
alone in the company of a very dangerous person. For example, several years ago
I was locked n a room with Theodore Bundy. I had not planned it that way.
The very best setting for interviewing a potentially violent prisoner is one
where guards can see everything and hear nothing. Indeed, when I began my
interview with Mr. Bundy, that was the setup. He and I were locked inside a
room adjoining the administrative area of the Florida State Penitentiary at
Starke. One side of the room, the side with the door through which we entered,
had a large pane of soundproof glass that looked like a picture window; the
other three walls were solid concrete. A guard was posted just outside the
glass where we could see him and he could see but not hear us. he stood in a
common area, surrounded by two or three administrative offices and another
glassed-in interview room. The doors to the office were ... read full excerpt from: Guilty by Reason of Insanity ebook
