Original sentence: On his father's urging, he also read creationist books from the Institute for Creation Research.Referring to his crimes in a 1994 interview with Stone Phillips on Dateline NBC, Dahmer had stated: "If a person doesn't think that there is a God to be accountable to, then what's the point of trying to modify your behavior to keep it within acceptable ranges.Shortly after completing his lengthy confessions in 1991, Dahmer had requested to Detective Patrick Murphy that he be given a copy of the Bible
Edited sentence: Dahmer had requested to Detective Patrick Murphy that he be given a copy of the Bible.Referring to his crimes, previous atheism, homosexuality and lack of accountability in a 1994 interview with Stone Phillips on Dateline NBC, Dahmer stated: "If a person doesn't think that there is a God to be accountable to, then what's the point of trying to modify your behavior to keep it within acceptable ranges.Shortly after completing his lengthy confessions in 1991, on his father's urging, he read creationist books from the Institute for Creation Research