Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson Tenfold More Wicked - The Annihilator: Three Victims
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Feb 27, 2023 AI Snips
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Eugene Burt's Courtroom Apathy
- Eugene Burt appeared emotionally disconnected throughout his murder trial, often closing his eyes and showing no reaction to testimony.
- His apathy confused observers who debated whether he was cold-hearted or coping under strain.
Courtroom Apathy Causes Explored
- Lack of courtroom reaction could result from sedation with morphine or psychiatric symptoms, not necessarily lack of remorse.
- Modern forced medication is rare and requires legal justification beyond mere trial stress relief.
Insanity Definition and Trial Limits
- Legal insanity requires inability to understand one's actions are wrong, a high bar that Burt likely did not meet.
- Moral insanity, a 19th-century concept, was akin to psychopathy but different from mental illness.