Something you should check out before it's gone
As long as you haven't been living in a black hole you've probably heard about the Shasta and Dylan Groene case. The two children, 8 and 9 years old respectively vanished from their home in Idaho after the brutal murder of their mother, a 13 year old brother and the mother's boyfriend. Those three were found bound and bludgeoned to death, but the two youngest children were missing. Just the other day, Shasta was found alive in a Dennys in Idaho with a man by the name of Joe Duncan who was arrested for kidnapping at the scene. (They do not believe Dylan is still alive.) Articles on CNN.com and other news sites have all been making reference to a blog that Duncan kept. I tracked it down, but I wouldn't be surprised if it is taken offline before long. If you are at all interested in reading some of the things that he wrote, you can find it at http://fifthnail.blogspot.com/. It gives some interesting insight into what goes on in the mind of a criminal. He hasn't been charged with the murders of the family, but he is a registered sex offender with multiple offenses against children. There are also some interesting comments that were left by readers on the site, though I am apparently not the only one who tracked down the website, and the blog has now been flooded by comments from various infuriated individuals. I did not leave any comments on any of his entries.
Gems from his blog include:
"My intent is to harm society as much as I can, then die."
"I was in prison for over 18 years, since the age of 17. As an adult all I knew was the oppression of incarceration. All those years I dreamed of getting out...And getting even. Instead, I got out and I got even, but did not get caught. So, I got even again, and again did not get caught. So, I figured, well, I got even twice (actually more, but that's here nor there), even if I'm the only one who knows, so now what?"
"As I watch history unfold, I am compelled to help keep it on course."