through the small town and made headlines around the country. the next year james wolcott 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, wolcott 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 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 knows 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 city councilman jerry dawson told the local newspaper, quote, if i were a parent and my kids were going to millikin,
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.