Milgaard Questioned Reality

During the videotaped session that David Milgaard made in March, which was played at the inquiry on Monday, Milgaard said that there were times in prison when he really began to question reality. He spent a lot of time in solitaire and became depressed and confused. There were moments, he said, when he wondered if indeed he had killed Gail Miller.

David's 23 year imprisonment played havoc with his mental health but it did not impair his spiritual life: he displayed no anger towards his traveling companions and friends who had implicated him in Miller's murder. Instead, he referred to them as "victims", according to Tim Cook of the Canadian Press.

Milgaard also referred to some of the cops as "good guys". He was remarkably cooperative and free of bitterness, which should be a relief to Justice MacCallum who had earlier considered Milgaard to have been full of "hubris" when David declared that he could not testify in person at the hearing because the thought made him sick. Looks like the videotaped session was a good compromise for all parties.

Sigrid Mac