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‘My first murder said it all.’

Killer instinct: Bob Johnson on working with murderers

‘My first murder said it all.’

by Bob Johnson 25th April 2025

My first murder said it all – a teenager, lurking behind his kitchen door with the family shotgun, killed both his parents as they came home. That night, in his prison cell, he broke down and wept bitterly. Even self-inflicted orphans miss their mum.