McNeil's Confession

McNeil surprised the detectives by instantly confessing. He said he was driving that morning under the influence of marijuana. At one point he bent down to pick up a packet of cigarettes, and it was while doing this with his eyes off the road that he accidentally hit General. The interview continued for just under an hour before McNeil asked to call his lawyer. They did call, however the lawyer wasn't available. When Peters asked McNeil ifGeneral fought or showed any resistance, McNeil said, "I don't understand why I didn't kill her" Forensic pathologist Alan Carla concluded there was no possible way McNeil could have inflicted the stab wounds in the manner in which he described