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So it was a direct quote from an article that was wholly consistent with contemporary sources. The only “controversy” is that the quote can’t be independently v
by wayoutthere 7y ago
So it was a direct quote from an article that was wholly consistent with contemporary sources. The only “controversy” is that the quote can’t be independently verified by StackExchange users because the guy died 20 years ago.
- refurb 7y agoYou’re leaving out the fact people who knew him said “That doesn’t sound like something he’d say at all”.
- staticautomatic 7y agoYeah and Ted Bundy's parents were adamant that he was a sweet boy who would never hurt a soul.
- refurb 7y agoSo given the choice between a reporter claiming he said something and the person’s family and coworkers saying he didn’t, you’d go with the reporter?
- doc_gunthrop 7y agoI read the article linked in the SE link you posted and there is nothing about "coworkers". It's only Ehrlichman's children who said it was uncharacteristic of their father.
- Fnoord 7y agoI remember Ramon Reiser defending his child, Hans Reiser. Children and parents are far from unbiased in this sense, and one source is no source.
- cantremember2 7y agoTed Bundy didn't even know who his dad was.
- nerdponx 7y agoThe top answer even throws shade on the "it doesn't sound like my father" response.
- lostlogin 7y agoThanks for this - the link is worth following and the top comment well worth reading.