Prior to his first murder, he described himself as a normal person, in no way a monster or a pervert. The secret of his pornography addiction was so well hidden that no one suspected it existed, and no one thought him capable of murder. After the first murder, all his moral convictions and values returned within a day. He felt horrible and could not believe that he was capable of such acts. He stressed the fact that men who are influenced by pornographic violence are not monsters.
Any man can fall victim to that influence.
Men so influenced are sons and husbands. He stressed that he came from a good Christian home, and parents could not protect their children from this influence. He requested that Dobson conduct his last interview because he wanted to share a message with the country. Seeing what children could watch in their homes terrified him because these things fed children like it fed him, and it would have the same effect on people with his problem that it had on him. He did not blame pornography for his violent, cruel acts.