"I know why you have co. Just let see Marta, and I am willing to confess," he said.
"Okay, but we need to change the order. First confess, then you can see Marta."
"I want to see Marta first."
"Confess first."
"I want to see..."
Luke interrupted, "Hey, it seems you haven't figured out who's in charge here?"
"I don't trust you."
Luke assured, "I never lie."
Henry Rogers gazed at Luke with a grim look, sighed after a long pause, and said, "You win, I am willing to confess."
"That's the wisest decision you've ever made," Luke pondered briefly then asked, "How many people did you kill?"
"Whatever number you found, that's it."
"I asked you to speak."
"Four."
"Who were they?"
"Rona Post, Gelina Sweeney, Helson Sweeney, and a street walker."
"Who did you kill first?"
"Rona Post."
"Why did you kill her?"
"That bad woman had been persuading Marta to leave .
She was destroying our family.
I warned her many tis, but she just wouldn't listen, and ultimately Marta left under her influence.
I was furious, I confronted her about Marta's whereabouts, but she refused to tell .
So, I killed her."
"Describe how you committed the cri?"
"I strangled her until she passed out, then sawed open her throat and decapitated her, burying the body in the yard, and her head was kept in preservatives. You should have found it by now."
"Why did you decapitate her?"
"Did Marta ever talk to you about my tragic childhood?"
"Your father died early, and your mother, busy with work, sent you to a foster ho."
"Correct, but that's only part of it; I haven't told Marta everything.
I was little at the ti and didn't want to go to a foster ho. To keep company, my mother sent our pet cat to the foster ho with .
But the cat didn't want to stay at the foster ho and ran away several tis, yet I always caught it and brought it back.
I was heartbroken, my mother had abandoned , and now it wanted to leave as well.
Why do this to ?
What did I do wrong?
No one could answer , and I had to find the answer myself.
The last ti it ran away, I killed it.
I was in pain, heartbroken; I didn't truly want to kill it, but I wanted it to stay with .
So, I cut off its head and hid it.
But back then I was just a kid, didn't know anything about preservatives, and soon enough, the cat's head decayed.
That was the first ti...
Since then, I kept this habit.
I've had so pets since... But, I guess they're not of your concern."
Luke inquired about the second victim, "Why did you kill Gelina Sweeney?"
"Her situation was more complicated.
Helson Sweeney, her husband, was my friend, and we shared similar hobbies and experiences. He and his wife were separated, and Marta had left .
These similar experiences gave us a lot to talk about. He was a good drinking buddy. Having a drink with him and venting about our wives made feel much better. He understood , a rare confidant."
"Then why did you kill your confidant's wife?"
"Since Marta left, I often lost control of my emotions. I had been looking for various ways to alleviate those feelings, like drinking, turning to streetwalkers, and also killing. I found the latter to be the most effective.
After killing Rona, my emotions were released, I felt excited, thrilled, and much lighter. It was a great feeling.
But it was temporary; I needed to occasionally find new targets." Henry nervously picked at his fingernails,
"As I said before, Helson Sweeney's situation was very similar to mine; his wife was a good target, a bad woman like Marta, no, worse than Marta.
At least Marta did not use my money to pay for rent.
But this woman, separated and renting an apartnt, was spending her husband's money, a textbook bad woman.
I saw her as a substitute for Marta."
Luke said, "Choosing a friend's wife as a target carries certain risks."
"You are right, I had this concern in the beginning and hesitated about choosing Gelina Sweeney as a target, but after deep consideration, I decided to go through with it.
The first reason, as ntioned before, she was a bad woman like Marta, and I was drawn to her.
The second reason, I knew I couldn't control my emotions and might continue killing. I didn't want to, but I really couldn't help it.
The police would eventually notice, so in a critical mont, I could find a scapegoat.
The third and most important reason, Helson Sweeney also wanted his wife dead.
Once, when he was drunk, he kept complaining about his wife, saying a lot of bad things about Gelina Sweeney, and I pretended to be drunk and asked him what he would give if I killed his wife.
He said after realizing his wife wanted a divorce, he had secretly stashed so cash, around one hundred thousand US dollars, and if I could kill Gelina Sweeney, he was willing to give the money.
So, I just went along with it."
"You killed for money? That doesn't seem like your style."
"It wasn't just for the money, you know? I have few friends; I'm quite lonely. I also hoped to have a kindred spirit."
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