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The Confession

The Waiting Trophy ManThe Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
edited October 2010 in A Moving Train
Fascinating police interrogation documentary of a murderer and serial rapist. Former Colonel Russel Williams, who commanded the largest Canadian forces airbase and piloted Queen Elizabeth and the Prime Minister of Canada, among others. It's 1 hour, commercial free. Better than CSI Miami. It goes into pretty graphic details at times and not for everyone. But if you're interested in this sort of thing, it's gripping and powerful stuff.

http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/2010-2011/theconfession/
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  • The Waiting Trophy ManThe Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    By the way, I'd be really interested to know who watches it and what you think.
    Another habit says it's in love with you
    Another habit says its long overdue
    Another habit like an unwanted friend
    I'm so happy with my righteous self
  • even flow - question markeven flow - question mark Posts: 1,568
    There has been a few good hour long docs on this, with different parts of the questioning. I was all over this case during the days, following on the CBC updater. The guy was a tad off. Either the guy was stupid or just daft but who wears the same boots that your tracks left all over a crime scene to the police questioning. It was priceless to watch the colonel unfold over the hours of questions. I would like to know how the guy who does the questioning sleeps at night. With all the graphic detail he must hear from all the scum he has to question. Anyways, the guy is doing life and then life and then 80 single years, so he may just serve a real life sentence here in Canada. Who'd have thought!!

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  • lukin2006lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    It was fascinating...the way the detective broke him down. What was more fascinating was the fact that he gave the police so much evidence willingly and didn't he even consult a lawyer. Especially here in Canada, we had a few high profile wrongful convictions you would think even the most innocent would still consult a lawyer.

    He must have been either so arrogant that he didn't think they would suspect him or he wanted to be caught.

    Either way...now he can rot in prison next to Bernardo. These 2 do make for a strong case for capital punishment, but I guess knowing they spend 23 hours a day in their cell and having every aspect of their life controlled is satisfaction enough.

    It was also nice to see solid police work in this case, especially when the Bernardo case appeared to be so flawed that somehow Homolka got away with only 12 years, she should be rotting in prison as well.
    I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin

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  • lukin2006lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    even flow - question mark wrote:
    There has been a few good hour long docs on this, with different parts of the questioning. I was all over this case during the days, following on the CBC updater. The guy was a tad off. Either the guy was stupid or just daft but who wears the same boots that your tracks left all over a crime scene to the police questioning. It was priceless to watch the colonel unfold over the hours of questions. I would like to know how the guy who does the questioning sleeps at night. With all the graphic detail he must hear from all the scum he has to question. Anyways, the guy is doing life and then life and then 80 single years, so he may just serve a real life sentence here in Canada. Who'd have thought!!

    He's doing life and is automatically eligible for parole after 25 years. In Canada sentence's are served concurrently. The Crown chose not to apply for the dangerous offender tag, believing no parole board will ever let him out. Let's hope they are right.
    I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin

    "Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
  • haffajappahaffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    I watched a couple of the clips when the National Post released them one by one, but never finished them all. I got to the part where he realises how fucked he is...
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  • lukin2006lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    haffajappa wrote:
    I watched a couple of the clips when the National Post released them one by one, but never finished them all. I got to the part where he realises how fucked he is...

    Worth the watch..great police work. A great watch inside the interrogation room.
    I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin

    "Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
  • The Waiting Trophy ManThe Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    even flow - question mark wrote:
    There has been a few good hour long docs on this, with different parts of the questioning. I was all over this case during the days, following on the CBC updater. The guy was a tad off. Either the guy was stupid or just daft but who wears the same boots that your tracks left all over a crime scene to the police questioning. It was priceless to watch the colonel unfold over the hours of questions. I would like to know how the guy who does the questioning sleeps at night. With all the graphic detail he must hear from all the scum he has to question. Anyways, the guy is doing life and then life and then 80 single years, so he may just serve a real life sentence here in Canada. Who'd have thought!!

    Yeah I like how he looked down at his boots when the investigator mentioned boot prints. I hoenstly think a part of him wanted to get caught and be over with. I don't think he was stupid. Definitely cold blooded and sadistic, but not stupid. Or maybe he was over-confident? He had a lot of power. Maybe he thought he was invinsible? I think he definitely fucked up by wearing the boots to the police station. But he could have refused to let them take prints and called a lawyer and gotten out of there, but he didn't. So he either wanted to be stopped, or thought he could get away with it somehow.
    Another habit says it's in love with you
    Another habit says its long overdue
    Another habit like an unwanted friend
    I'm so happy with my righteous self
  • The Waiting Trophy ManThe Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    lukin2006 wrote:
    It was fascinating...the way the detective broke him down. What was more fascinating was the fact that he gave the police so much evidence willingly and didn't he even consult a lawyer. Especially here in Canada, we had a few high profile wrongful convictions you would think even the most innocent would still consult a lawyer.

    He must have been either so arrogant that he didn't think they would suspect him or he wanted to be caught.

    Either way...now he can rot in prison next to Bernardo. These 2 do make for a strong case for capital punishment, but I guess knowing they spend 23 hours a day in their cell and having every aspect of their life controlled is satisfaction enough.

    It was also nice to see solid police work in this case, especially when the Bernardo case appeared to be so flawed that somehow Homolka got away with only 12 years, she should be rotting in prison as well.

    Yeah after he confessed he didn't hold anything back. He was just like "what do you wanna know"? and he spilled his guts, almost matter-of-factly. And he didn't have say anything. And yeah,I think maybe he wanted to get caught. If he was arrogant, he would have gone to trial. I think once he knew what they had on him and he was going down, he just gave in. Good thing too because he wouldnt have been able to stop himself and killed more women. May have even escalated even further and started holding women hostage for months or years at a time before killing them.
    Another habit says it's in love with you
    Another habit says its long overdue
    Another habit like an unwanted friend
    I'm so happy with my righteous self
  • lukin2006lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    I agree, it's a good thing he was stopped before he was able to ruin more lives.
    I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin

    "Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
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