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Old 09-29-2013, 05:58 PM
 
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Killers find Cherryfield man a sympathetic pen pal — Down East — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine


I think what disturbs me about this story is Mr. Torrey mourned Richard Ramirez's death!
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Old 09-29-2013, 06:20 PM
 
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As much as I hate to judgmental, there are some really freakin' sick people in this world. (Ok, I AM being judgmental ) These people who write to convicted murderers and the ones who fall in love with them are just nuts. No way to sugar coat that one. How desperate must a person be to have to contact someone like that to get friendship or love ?

Yep, some people are just nuts.

Don
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Old 09-29-2013, 06:32 PM
 
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As much as I hate to judgmental, there are some really freakin' sick people in this world. (Ok, I AM being judgmental ) These people who write to convicted murderers and the ones who fall in love with them are just nuts. No way to sugar coat that one. How desperate must a person be to have to contact someone like that to get friendship or love ?

Yep, some people are just nuts.

Don
I think it's odd how their pen pal relationship is described as getting along like teenage boys!
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Old 09-29-2013, 09:48 PM
 
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From a fellow Etsy collector / sellers stand point, the correspondence has value, pretty much where the comparison to letters from the President or Mick Jaggar end.
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Old 09-30-2013, 05:19 AM
 
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Killers find Cherryfield man a sympathetic pen pal — Down East — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine


I think what disturbs me about this story is Mr. Torrey mourned Richard Ramirez's death!
I do not think Mr. Torrey is someone I would want to know.
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Old 09-30-2013, 10:59 PM
 
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As much as I hate to judgmental, there are some really freakin' sick people in this world. (Ok, I AM being judgmental ) These people who write to convicted murderers and the ones who fall in love with them are just nuts. No way to sugar coat that one. How desperate must a person be to have to contact someone like that to get friendship or love ?

Yep, some people are just nuts.

Don
^^^Agree 100%. Most of the cons set up relationships to eventually con women out of their life savings.
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Old 10-01-2013, 02:01 PM
 
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I'm sure the woman who MARRIED Ramirez after his conviction mourned his death too. Remember -- they never saw that side of him. They only saw the 40-page letters he wrote full of compliments and loneliness and need to feed their egos -- so how can they not see him as redeemable, or even a great guy?

A lot of serial-killer pen pals believe the guy was innocent and railroaded. Others feel that if they love him enough they can change him.
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Old 10-01-2013, 04:38 PM
 
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Torrey told these guys - especially manson - all about his FAMILY??? manson (name deserves no caps) even knows his address??? How scary is that?! No wonder his wife is freaking out. The man has tons of followers who would do his bidding in a minute.

I understand the fascination with true crime and even criminals (ugly curiosity, yes), but this is beyond ridiculous.
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Old 10-03-2013, 03:11 PM
 
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Torrey told these guys - especially manson - all about his FAMILY??? manson (name deserves no caps) even knows his address??? How scary is that?! No wonder his wife is freaking out. The man has tons of followers who would do his bidding in a minute.

I understand the fascination with true crime and even criminals (ugly curiosity, yes), but this is beyond ridiculous.
At this point I would say he has a handful of followers. Fans, yes, thousands, but he answers hardly any of his sacks full of mail. I do understand the wife's position, though.
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