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the murder, Vince's behavior had become erratic. He had injured his head in a car accident, suddenly divorced his wife, began drinking heavily, and stopped taking his anti-depressant medication. Benjamin Gilmer wrote to Vince, who was incarcerated, and received a letter back written in a "madman's scrawl" and asking for help.
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veteran, who came back from the war a changed and sporadically violent man. He had a history of mental problems and of violent outbursts toward his wife and their children. Vince’s mother suffered abuse at the hands of Vince's father. Vince and his sister were sexually abused by their father from the
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