The Fifth Nail

This blog by Joseph E, Duncan III, convicted and sentenced to death for killing seven children, takes depravity to a new level. It's a rare insight into the mind of a psychopath.

Duncan describes the name of his blog, thusly: "According to myth gypsies crafted five nails for Christ's execution not four. The fifth nail was meant to pierce his heart, but the gypsies hid the fifth nail from the roman soldiers. In some stories the gypsies were punished by God for prolonging Christ’s suffering, and in others they were rewarded for attempting to protect him. The fifth nail is said to have been a real religious artifact with miraculous powers. Its existence today is somewhat questionable, unless you consider the metaphor."

This article tries to make some sense out of Duncan's life of crime.