Dr. Richard Illes
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There's plenty of money to go around. My lifestyle wasn't cramped.
There's plenty of money to go around. My lifestyle wasn't cramped.
There's plenty of money to go around. My lifestyle wasn't cramped.
I think that these are great, gross exaggerations, and some of it's taken out of context. Sure, did I call her names once in a while? Absolutely. Miriam, you know, blasted me a number of times. It's just what normal people go through when they're getting divorced.
I think that these are great, gross exaggerations, and some of it's taken out of context. Sure, did I call her names once in a while? Absolutely. Miriam, you know, blasted me a number of times. It's just what normal people go through when they're getting divorced.
I think that these are great, gross exaggerations, and some of it's taken out of context. Sure, did I call her names once in a while? Absolutely. Miriam, you know, blasted me a number of times. It's just what normal people go through when they're getting divorced.
The problem there was he was afraid of the police.
The problem there was he was afraid of the police.
The problem there was he was afraid of the police.
Oh yeah, I could have made, but I would have made a silencer that was good. That silencer that they found is very amateurish.
Oh yeah, I could have made, but I would have made a silencer that was good. That silencer that they found is very amateurish.
Oh yeah, I could have made, but I would have made a silencer that was good. That silencer that they found is very amateurish.
The police asked me who could have hated Miriam.
The police asked me who could have hated Miriam.
The police asked me who could have hated Miriam.
I think that it's probably just some nut.
I think that it's probably just some nut.
I think that it's probably just some nut.
If I was on the run, I wouldn't be in the United States. I'd be in South Mexico in a villa somewhere. But I didn't want to give the impression to anybody that I was guilty of anything.
If I was on the run, I wouldn't be in the United States. I'd be in South Mexico in a villa somewhere. But I didn't want to give the impression to anybody that I was guilty of anything.
If I was on the run, I wouldn't be in the United States. I'd be in South Mexico in a villa somewhere. But I didn't want to give the impression to anybody that I was guilty of anything.
Yes, I was, actually. That was another major interest of mine, and I had some training in it.
Yes, I was, actually. That was another major interest of mine, and I had some training in it.
Yes, I was, actually. That was another major interest of mine, and I had some training in it.
Anything that they could twist, distort, or contort into looking like it implicated me, they did.
Anything that they could twist, distort, or contort into looking like it implicated me, they did.
Anything that they could twist, distort, or contort into looking like it implicated me, they did.
I'm smart enough that I would know in advance that I would be targeted if something like this happened to her. Why would I do it?
I'm smart enough that I would know in advance that I would be targeted if something like this happened to her. Why would I do it?
I'm smart enough that I would know in advance that I would be targeted if something like this happened to her. Why would I do it?
I think he has one hell of imagination, and he has nothing to do except grasp at straws and make the evidence fit who he wants to convict. Simple as that.
I think he has one hell of imagination, and he has nothing to do except grasp at straws and make the evidence fit who he wants to convict. Simple as that.
I think he has one hell of imagination, and he has nothing to do except grasp at straws and make the evidence fit who he wants to convict. Simple as that.
The murderer had size 14 shoes. I wear a size 9 1⁄2. They found DNA on a cigarette butt that only the killer could have left there.
The murderer had size 14 shoes. I wear a size 9 1⁄2. They found DNA on a cigarette butt that only the killer could have left there.
The murderer had size 14 shoes. I wear a size 9 1⁄2. They found DNA on a cigarette butt that only the killer could have left there.
If you're the murderer, you don't want to leave a silencer behind that has evidence. You don't want to leave evidence in letters that can be traced to you. I'm enough of a scientist to know that.
If you're the murderer, you don't want to leave a silencer behind that has evidence. You don't want to leave evidence in letters that can be traced to you. I'm enough of a scientist to know that.
If you're the murderer, you don't want to leave a silencer behind that has evidence. You don't want to leave evidence in letters that can be traced to you. I'm enough of a scientist to know that.
I don't think so. I think it's far better to have no evidence than to have evidence that is puzzling.
I don't think so. I think it's far better to have no evidence than to have evidence that is puzzling.
I don't think so. I think it's far better to have no evidence than to have evidence that is puzzling.
So what? It was 50 years ago. I never saw that gun.
So what? It was 50 years ago. I never saw that gun.
So what? It was 50 years ago. I never saw that gun.
I thought it would generate more interest and more widespread knowledge of the actual facts of the case, which were not being disseminated by the police. That was my motive.
I thought it would generate more interest and more widespread knowledge of the actual facts of the case, which were not being disseminated by the police. That was my motive.
I thought it would generate more interest and more widespread knowledge of the actual facts of the case, which were not being disseminated by the police. That was my motive.
Of course not, and I have no idea who did.
Of course not, and I have no idea who did.
Of course not, and I have no idea who did.
I don't know. Depends on what the jury decides. Obviously, it's in their hands and in God's hands.
I don't know. Depends on what the jury decides. Obviously, it's in their hands and in God's hands.
I don't know. Depends on what the jury decides. Obviously, it's in their hands and in God's hands.
We both came from humble backgrounds. We lived well, don't get me wrong, but we didn't live extravagantly. What was your impression of their life in Williamsport?
We both came from humble backgrounds. We lived well, don't get me wrong, but we didn't live extravagantly. What was your impression of their life in Williamsport?
We both came from humble backgrounds. We lived well, don't get me wrong, but we didn't live extravagantly. What was your impression of their life in Williamsport?
Oh yes, absolutely. We were very prominent and we were embraced by the community very nicely, I think, and I was compensated probably more than I was worth, but everything was wonderful here in Williamsport for us.
Oh yes, absolutely. We were very prominent and we were embraced by the community very nicely, I think, and I was compensated probably more than I was worth, but everything was wonderful here in Williamsport for us.
Oh yes, absolutely. We were very prominent and we were embraced by the community very nicely, I think, and I was compensated probably more than I was worth, but everything was wonderful here in Williamsport for us.
It's challenging and you save people's lives every day and you're in the middle of very exciting, very challenging cases all the time.
It's challenging and you save people's lives every day and you're in the middle of very exciting, very challenging cases all the time.
It's challenging and you save people's lives every day and you're in the middle of very exciting, very challenging cases all the time.
God gave us a healthy, beautiful, intelligent child. We were blessed. She was a wonderful mother. I couldn't have hoped for anyone better than her to take care of my son.
God gave us a healthy, beautiful, intelligent child. We were blessed. She was a wonderful mother. I couldn't have hoped for anyone better than her to take care of my son.
God gave us a healthy, beautiful, intelligent child. We were blessed. She was a wonderful mother. I couldn't have hoped for anyone better than her to take care of my son.
We work so close together and so intimately in very life-threatening situations, and you develop a bond.
We work so close together and so intimately in very life-threatening situations, and you develop a bond.
We work so close together and so intimately in very life-threatening situations, and you develop a bond.
I had a pretty perfect life there for a little while, you know. I had a girlfriend who I loved, and we had a great time. I had a beautiful son who was being taken care of by his mother, who was fantastic.
I had a pretty perfect life there for a little while, you know. I had a girlfriend who I loved, and we had a great time. I had a beautiful son who was being taken care of by his mother, who was fantastic.
I had a pretty perfect life there for a little while, you know. I had a girlfriend who I loved, and we had a great time. I had a beautiful son who was being taken care of by his mother, who was fantastic.
I wasn't interested in the beginning, but as time went on, the thoughts occurred in my mind. You don't talk about them, of course, because your girlfriend that you're having a relationship with certainly isn't going to appreciate those thoughts. This was kind of a mess, wasn't it? It was kind of a mess, yes.
I wasn't interested in the beginning, but as time went on, the thoughts occurred in my mind. You don't talk about them, of course, because your girlfriend that you're having a relationship with certainly isn't going to appreciate those thoughts. This was kind of a mess, wasn't it? It was kind of a mess, yes.
I wasn't interested in the beginning, but as time went on, the thoughts occurred in my mind. You don't talk about them, of course, because your girlfriend that you're having a relationship with certainly isn't going to appreciate those thoughts. This was kind of a mess, wasn't it? It was kind of a mess, yes.
I picked up Richie an hour late. It was a snowy, icy day.
I picked up Richie an hour late. It was a snowy, icy day.
I picked up Richie an hour late. It was a snowy, icy day.
Two policemen came out, and I said, what's going on? Is there a robbery here or a burglary? And they said, no.
Two policemen came out, and I said, what's going on? Is there a robbery here or a burglary? And they said, no.
Two policemen came out, and I said, what's going on? Is there a robbery here or a burglary? And they said, no.
I said, well, what's going on? And they said, your wife is dead. I said, oh, my god. I got emotional, and I said, did she have a heart attack or a stroke? And they said, no, she was shot.
I said, well, what's going on? And they said, your wife is dead. I said, oh, my god. I got emotional, and I said, did she have a heart attack or a stroke? And they said, no, she was shot.
I said, well, what's going on? And they said, your wife is dead. I said, oh, my god. I got emotional, and I said, did she have a heart attack or a stroke? And they said, no, she was shot.
Oh, I was a suspect absolutely from day one. On the second day after her murder, there were rumors throughout the town that the district attorney was saying, I know that Dr. Illes did this and I'm going to nail him. Why would I do it? I mean, I didn't have a motive.
Oh, I was a suspect absolutely from day one. On the second day after her murder, there were rumors throughout the town that the district attorney was saying, I know that Dr. Illes did this and I'm going to nail him. Why would I do it? I mean, I didn't have a motive.
Oh, I was a suspect absolutely from day one. On the second day after her murder, there were rumors throughout the town that the district attorney was saying, I know that Dr. Illes did this and I'm going to nail him. Why would I do it? I mean, I didn't have a motive.