I Quotes

“Taunja Bennett kissed her mother good-bye and said she was off to meet a boyfriend. She disappeared from sight in the direction of a bus stop, her Walkman plugged into her ears. Lately the twenty-three-year-old high school dropout had been listening over and over to “Back to Life” by Soul II Soul. She carried a small black purse. Taunja was mildly retarded from oxygen deprivation at birth. She’d been a difficult child. In a cooking class at Cleveland High School, she assaulted a classmate in a quarrel over a piece of cake. Addicted to alcohol and drugs, she was committed to a state hospital for six months. At twenty-one, she frequented northeast Portland bars like the Woodshed, the Copper Penny and Thatcher’s. She hustled drinks, shot pool and got into trouble with men. She was petite and pretty—five-five, with glistening dark brown hair, liquid brown eyes, a trim figure,”
― Jack Olsen, "I": The Creation of a Serial Killer

“Serial murderers are frequently found to have unusual or unnatural relationships with their mothers.”
― Jack Olsen, "I": The Creation of a Serial Killer

“thought I might have to prove later that she was my kill and not somebody else’s, so I grabbed two fourteen-inch white plastic ties from the truck and cinched them around her neck for ID.”
― Jack Olsen, "I": The Creation of a Serial Killer

“I masturbated at the memory of her skin under mine.”
― Jack Olsen, "I": The Creation of a Serial Killer

“A lot of women are users. Sex is a means to an end, not a romantic thing. They’ll give you a little, but not because they love you.”
― Jack Olsen, "I": The Creation of a Serial Killer

“condition for days? Or should I end her torture quickly? I couldn’t take her to the hospital, I’d go to jail for sure. I”
― Jack Olsen, "I": The Creation of a Serial Killer

“significant effect on the behavioral and intellectual development of their children.” —Robin Karr-Morse and Meredith S. Wiley, Ghosts from the Nursery: Tracing”
― Jack Olsen, "I": The Creation of a Serial Killer