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Lee Colgan's Guilt

posted 10 years ago by Camelot_2000
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While watching this when it premiered many years ago, I kept thinking Colgan should have immediately told the police everything that happened on that horrific night. The guilt continually ate at him for so many years afterwards that he was reduced to an alcoholic recluse in his parents' house.

It's great that justice finally prevailed, but it took a long time in doing so.

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[–] alberta1 9 years ago

He was constantly wailing on and on about how:

1) He never touched her.
2) He never wanted to hurt her.
3) I don't go around thinking like "It's Friday night. Gotta go knock off some chick."

Acting like such the victim. If you see the beginning, you know he was the reason they abducted her in the first place.

1) He most certainly did *touch* her. (He even "got a feel")

2) I guess kidnapping and raping don't fall under the definition of "hurting" in his book.

3) He just has to go "knock up" some chick.

[–] dellahicks 8 years ago

Then, from all I have read, he died likely from the affects of alcohol and drug abuse at an early age.

[–] dellahicks 8 years ago

I suggest for those that are interested, they Google Helen Betty Osborne's name, and the investigation by a commission, will pop up. It isn't all legal terms, rather pretty straight forward, and it is likely the most accurate depiction of the circumstances surrounding her death you will find. The movie varies from real life in a few places.