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they wouldn t say that he didn t kill beth lochtefeld but they would argue that he shouldn t go to prison for it. he was, they said, not guilty by reason of insanity. toolan s attorney began by hinting at the tunnel that lurked in him. he had a salon and a tie. his hair slicked back, certainly but the master of the universe act was just that, he declared, an act, because tom toolan was a mess played not only by alcohol abuse but drug addiction to. his drink of choice would be absolute vodka, right out of the bottle, he was on prescriptions legally and
universe act was just that, he declared, an act, because tom toolan was a mess played not only by alcohol abuse but drug addiction to. his drink of choice would be absolute vodka, right out of the bottle, he was on prescriptions legally and illegally. when beth broke up with him, toolan snapped, the drinking and deeper troubles, all of them combined to push him over the edge. the evidence won t show that he was suffering from a disease at the time of the incident, he was well within our legal definition of insane. and who better to tell the jury about the defense the defendants demon then the defendants mother. my name is dolores toolan. she recited the story facts of her son s life. at some point, it was apparent to you that he had an alcohol problem? yes, i would say when he was
his hair slicked back, certainly but the master of the universe act was just that, he declared, an act, because tom toolan was a mess played not only by alcohol abuse but drug addiction to. his drink of choice would be absolute vodka, right out of the bottle, he was on prescriptions legally and illegally. when beth broke up with him, toolan snapped, the drinking and deeper troubles, all of them combined to push him over the edge. the evidence won t show that he was suffering from a disease at the time of the incident, he was well within our legal definition of insane. and who better to tell the jury about the defense the defendants demon then the defendants mother. my name is dolores toolan. she recited the story facts