A Catfish, a Kill Room, & a House of Cards: "Dexter" Killer Mark Twitchell Pt 1

The builders of the Titanic were so sure they’d crafted an
unsinkable ship that—in addition to bragging about it all over the
media, they opted not to include enough lifeboats to rescue all the
passengers in the event of a problem. We all know how that worked
out. In Greek mythology, Icarus needed to get off the island of
Crete—so he crafted wings out of feathers and wax so he could fly
himself on out of there. His dad tried to tell him—Icarus, don’t
try to fly too high with those things. You’re not a god—you’ll fall
flat on your face. But Icarus didn’t want to hear that, and when he
flew a scoach too close to the sun, the wax melted and…well, we
know the rest of the story. We could give you lots of other
examples from history and literature: Dr. Frankenstein, who was so
proud of himself that he’d figured out how to reanimate human
tissue that he never stopped to think about whether this was a good
idea in the first place. General Custer, and his unwinnable fight
at Little Big Horn. What do all these folks have in common? HUBRIS.
That tempting little tendency to feel like we’re better than
everybody else and the rules don’t apply to us. For some people,
hubris just pops up in an occasional moment of weakness. But for
others, this kind of arrogance is the organizing principle of their
lives. We’re about to learn the story of one of these people.

Sources:

The Devil's Cinema by Steve Lillibuen
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/twitchell-found-guilty-of-1st-degree-murder-1.998969

CBS's, "48 Hours Mystery," Episode "Screenplay for Murder"
NBC's "Dateline," Episode "Deadly House of Cards"
"SK Confessions" manuscript:
https://www.scribd.com/doc/202712564/51755869-WARNING-GRAPHIC-Alleged-Diary-From-Twitchell-s-Computer

http://www.stevelillebuen.com/crime-and-justice/the-question-of-mark-twitchell-dexter-killer/


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