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She watched the rooaze to soften "I knowlike that I have trouble with it myself The point is, Jack isn't a murderer He's just a scared, lonely man who has been afraid to talk to most of you He'sdifferent But that doesn't make him crazy And it doesn't make him a murderer"

"But he said he done it," someone said from the middle of the crowd

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Ed Warbass stepped forward "No, that isn't exactly what he said He said he figured he done it He can't remember"

"Sometimes Jack blacks out He can't remember where he's been" Tess moved toward the crowd, and this tiaze landed on a friendly-looking older woman in the front row

"He's just like your husband," she said softly "Or your son He's not a crazy man, or a murderer He's an ordinary man who's faced extraordinary circuhbors"

The wolance at her husband "Wh-What can we do to help?"

"I don't know, Miriam" the man beside her complained

Tess looked sharply at the man "Would a murderer runant woman in cold blood, ask to be locked up?"

The man frowned "Well?" he drew the word out?"I reckon not But if he didn't do it, who did?"

Ed strode forward again "I got soht help us there On my request, the Canadian authorities arrested Joe and Kie Nuanna a few hours ago in Vic-

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toria A shot pouch they'd borrowed from the Hannahs was found in the victims' root cellar"

"Joe and Kieno shit? They're just boys," someone said

"Poor boys," soful whisper