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"Nichols on tape: Killings 'noble.'"

"Nichols on tape: Killings 'noble.'" Today's edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution contains an article that begins, "The calmness in his voice gave no hint he'd just killed four people whom he describes as both innocent victims and casualties of war. At times, Brian Nichols sounded almost meek Tuesday as he justified to police his March 11, 2005, Fulton County Courthouse killing spree as a slave rebellion in which he was a 'noble soldier.' In a three-hour videotaped confession played during his trial, Nichols is shown sitting across a table from an Atlanta Police Department homicide detective, detailing each of four fatal shootings. The dramatic account is the first public revelation of Nichols' own words -- what he was thinking, or not thinking, as he pulled the trigger."

The newspaper has posted online an excerpt of the video at this link.

Full post as published by How Appealing on October 08, 2008 (boomark / email).