he had been sniffing glue the weeks before he murdered them. the story sent shockwaves through the small town and made headlines around the country. the next year james walcott was tried as an adult, but was found not guilty by reason of insanity. seven years after that, in 1974, he was deemed sane and set free. after that wohl cot seemed to just disappear until a texas newspaper reporter tracked him down here in the central illinois town of decatur where he s been teaching psychology at mill i kin university for the past 27 years. here he is now, his name is dr. james st. james, the head of the psych department at mill i kin, and a student favorite. very intelligent, he can lecture for hours without notes. he just knows everything off the top of his head. reporter: some people are upset saying james didn t tell the university about his past,
just disappear until a texas newspaper reporter tracked him down here in the central illinois town of decatur, where he s been teaching psychology at millikin university for the past 27 years. here he is now. his name is dr. james st. james. he s the head of the psych department at millikin and a student favorite. he s very intelligent. he s almost a genius. he could lecture for hours without notes and he just know scenarios everything off the top of his head. reporter: some people are upset st. james didn t tell the university about his past when he was hired. decatur citi councilman told the local flup, if i were a parent and my kids were going to millikin, that s something i would want to know. the university though is standing by st. james saying, given the traumatic experiences of his childhood, dr. st. james effort to rebuild his life and obtain a successful professional career have been remarkable.
government. what would come next, when soldiers rnd aren t paid, when seniors fear for their medicare and social security and when the fbi is off-duty. a sentiment echoed by a growing number of top republicans. a shutdown would provide uncertainty to the employers of our country and specifically here in the state. democrats recall how the 1995 shutdown damaged then house speaker newt gingrich and helped bill clinton win re-election. but that doesn t mean they want history to repeat itself. it might be conventional wisdom that we ought to be cheering on the crazies, but i m not sure in this instance, particularly since it s around this really important health care achievement. i m not sure in this instance, that conventional wisdom holds. a dozen senators signing on to a letter by utah republican mike lee. a cruz spokesman released a statement saying the senator
we worked together along time ago, and he was it s funny because he was just beginning when i worked with james, the sopranos had not yet aired, so nobody knew what it was. no one knew the phaenomenon it would turn into. the first day on the set he turned to me and said who would watch a show about a big italian guy like me? of course, we all did. at that point none of us realized and james didn t realize how big this would be or how it would affect his life. we have a statement that has come in from who played vita on the sopranos. he said we re not the closest of friends but i m forever indebted to him. he came to my wedding and spoke and he would go in and talk to david chase with me if i didn t want to play my role on the show. just a great, humble, gifted about to actor and person.
was one of those act tomorrows you could tell had that foundation in the way he did his work. i was lucky enough to work with him in that instance and also, he would generously donate time to the screen actors guild when i was on the committee. he was a very, very big-hearted wonderful, as judy said, a wonderful big hearted giant of a guy not at all like his charter on the sopranos. were you aware, was the cast aware of any health issues? well, at that time this we worked together along time ago, and he was it s funny because he was just beginning when i worked with james, the sopranos had not yet aired, so nobody knew what it was. no one knew the phenomenon it would turn into. the first day on the set he turned to me and said who would watch a show about a big italian guy like me? of course, we all did. at that point none of us realized and james didn t