I've been following this case since they nabbed the fine Colonel for murder. It's quite amazing. I have always believed that the military is a perfect hiding place for a psychopath, not that he has yet to be labeled such (I suspect, though, if he had not been caught that the murders would have continued). Don't misunderstand me, I have no beef with the military, I grew up an Army brat and while there were pros and cons to a military life, it was a decent upbringing.
The obsessive compulsive behavior of this man is perfectly in tune to his military training. Precise, organized, every little detail taken into account. Some would say obviously not, he got caught. Well he got caught by a fluke, but strangely, he didn't seem to hesitate to give an exact accounting of every detail in an eight hour interview with police. Probably, because he had resigned himself to the fact that he would eventually be apprehended. Live by the sword, die by the sword. In the military it is a code of honor. He simply translated it to his personal life.
I once knew a pure killer, a pure psychopath. No remorse, no regret, a complete surrender to his condition (although I doubt he thought of himself as one). He murdered 3 men, 1 woman and a dog. At least that is what is known to police, but I'm sure he was suspected of more. His name was Noel Winters. A hulking man with cold gray eyes. A kind of Jim Morrison on steroids look. Unpredictable, violent and utterly intimidating. I had heard many stories of him before actually meeting him, so I wasn't completely objective about him. I was, of course, leery. My first knowledge of him was in high school, where a friend of mine (a small time pot dealer) was awoken by Mr. Winters holding a gun to his head. The visit was to inform him that if he was going to peddle the ganj, it was going to be for Mr. Winters.
These people, such as Col. Williams and Mr. Winters, are an intriguing lot. A mystery to most.
I will delve deeper into my contact with Noel Michael Winters in a future blog.
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