Letters from the Inside, Michael Swango, #59

Is it considered 'meta' when the sociopathic prisoner writes about a sociopathic prisoner?

Dear KK---

My apologies for the delay in getting this letter out to you. The good news is I can comment on your most recent letter received on Friday 10/23. Much to get to so let me dive right in. Order bears no relationship to importance, so stay awake, sunshine!

So you want ot make an investment and get a return over four thousand times the original investment? Make a horror film in your apartment! Over the weekend, that cult horror film, Paranormal Activity was #1. Made for $15K; it has now make over $64m.

[Ed.: omitting more movie talk.]

I know how interested you are in sociopathy, etc. May I suggest you looking closely at a truly fascinating [even to me, KK, and I rarely if ever follow these things.] and almost unbelievable murder case out of Toronto, Canada in the 1990s. To get its flavor, see the LIFETIME film, entitled KARLA. I'm sure it can either be downloaded from LIFETIME or found on NETFLIX or rental. The film stars the girl (now woman) from That 70s Show, Laura Prepon. She is very good, by far the best I've seen her. Prepon plays Karla Homolka, a very attractive young woman who falls in love with a true sociopath--Paul Bernardo, in the late 80s/early 90s around Toronto. Unknown to her, he is a serial rapist, but even when she finds out, she stays totally "loyal" almost (but not quite) to the end. In the interim, she helps him drug and rape her own teenage sister, who dies "accidentally". Later Paul kidnaps two teenage girls, brings them home, rapes & eventually kills them both--with Karla at his side.

The earlier serial rapes and then serial homicides were, as you can imagine HUGE news and media sensation in the 90s over all of Canada--which doesn't see this stuff every day like the Lower 48. Two even more bizarre circumstances took this to the next level:

1) The drugging/rape/death of Karla's sister; and the murders of the two girls were completely or partially on videotape, filmed by Bernardo himself who was a filmaker when he started.

2) Karla cut a deal with prosecutors for a 12 yr sentence--which was the subject of a massive media & public outrage. Because her involvement in all three deaths was believed to be much deeper & more "voluntary" than had been alleged.

3) Now the kicker : some of the videotapes were discovered after Bernardo's trial and after Karla's plea-bargain. OMG! More shock and outrage, etc.

Karla Homolka was released in 06. Haven't heard much since then.

Anyway, sorry I spent so much time on it. Given your vociferous OCD tendencies, you probably know all about it! Talk to me!

[Ed.: omitting more film talk.]

You take care--stay warm and stay well. Thinking of you; you are sooo Rachel as opposed to Quinn. Note: That means much more intriguing, more intelligent, sexier & more passionate & willing ot please.

XOXO,
Michael