Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

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           Milligankeptshakinghisheadandrubbinghischeek,tryingtotalkaboutthefactsofthecase.Thenhemumbled,"Pleadmenotguilty.IthinkImaybecrazy."

           "We’llsee,"Schweickartsaid,"butwecan’ttalkaboutithere."

           "Istherealadylawyerwhocouldhandlemycase?"

           "We’vegotaladylawyer.I’llseewhatIcando."SchweickartwatchedastheofficertookMilligantochangefromhisstreetclothestothebluejumpsuitwornbyallfelonsinthecountyjail.Itwasgoingtobedifficulttoworkwithapanickybundleofnerveslikethisguy.Hewasn’treallydenyingthecrimes.Allhewassaying,overandover,wasthathedidn’tremember.Thatwasunusual.ButtheCampusRapistpleadinginsanity?Schweickartcouldguesswhatafielddaythenewspaperswouldhavewiththat.

           OutsidetheFranklinCountyJail,heboughtaColumbusDispatchandsawthefront-pageheadline:

           PoliceArrestSuspectinCampus-AreaRapes

           Thestoryreportedthatoneofthevictims,atwenty-six-year-oldgraduatestudentrapedalmosttwoweeksearlier,wouldbeaskedtoviewapoliceline-uptoidentify’thesuspect.Andthereatthetopofthestorywasamugshotlabeled"Milligan."Backinthepublicdefender’soffice,Schweickartcalledtheotherareanewspapersandaskedthemnottorunthephotographbecauseitmightprejudicetheline-uponMonday.Theyturnedhimdown.