Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           Why’dyouchoosethat?"

           "BecauseIliketohuntdeer."

           Hestoppedandstaredather.

           "What’sthematter?"

           "Youhuntdeer?Youkillanimals?"

           Shelookedhimintheeye."IshotmyfirstbuckwhenIwastwelveyearsold,andI’vehuntedeveryyearsince.Ididn’thavemuchlucklastseason,butIcantellyouI’mlookin’forwardtogoin’outnextfall.Ihuntforthemeat.Ithinkit’sright.Sodon’tstartarguingaboutit."

           Theyrodeuptogetherintheelevator.Billywenttohisroomandtoreupthesketchesforherdeerpainting.

           OnJuly7,1979,boxedinredonthefrontpage,theColumbusDispatchranabanner-headlinedstorybyRobertRuth:

           RapistMilliganCouldBeFreeWithinFewMonths

           DescribingthepossibilitythatMilliganmightbefoundsaneinthreeorfourmonths,andthathemightbereleasedunderU.S.SupremeCourtinterpretationsoffederallaw,thearticleconcluded:

           "He(Rep.MikeStinziano)predictedMilligan’slifemightbeindangerifsomeColumbusresidentsfoundhimwanderinginthecity."

           Afterreadingthestory,Dr.Caulsaid,"I’mafraidthatnewspaperarticleisgoingtoputideasintosomepeople’sheads.