08-26-2011, 02:16 PM
I transcribed the entire Nancy Grace interview last night. However, it was just a re-hash of everything John Carter has previously stated. The last question and his answer are interesting though. Notice how he doesn't really answer the question-it's all about him until the last three sentences.
Grace: "...But it is unusual according to reporters you have spoken of her in the past tense."
Carter: "I have spoken of her in the past tense because she is currently missing. And I only use the past tense because I just, I don't know what else to use and it's really confusing when I'm talking to so many people about it. You know, what direction I can go. And, and, it's, it's insanely hard to deal with a lot of this stuff, so I deal with a lot of stress. I just want to re-iterate the fact that, I just want Katelyn home and that's all that matters to me. I don't care if people are, you know, talking about me, whatever. As long as we're focused on Katelyn Markham and bringing Katelyn Markham home that is all I want.
There is no hard evidence that Katelyn is dead. She is missing. Innocent family members and friends will speak of a missing person in the present tense. This usually is due to no evidence of death, and hope that the missing person is still alive. If a close family member speaks of a missing person in the past tense they usually know more than they are admitting to.
Grace: "...But it is unusual according to reporters you have spoken of her in the past tense."
Carter: "I have spoken of her in the past tense because she is currently missing. And I only use the past tense because I just, I don't know what else to use and it's really confusing when I'm talking to so many people about it. You know, what direction I can go. And, and, it's, it's insanely hard to deal with a lot of this stuff, so I deal with a lot of stress. I just want to re-iterate the fact that, I just want Katelyn home and that's all that matters to me. I don't care if people are, you know, talking about me, whatever. As long as we're focused on Katelyn Markham and bringing Katelyn Markham home that is all I want.
There is no hard evidence that Katelyn is dead. She is missing. Innocent family members and friends will speak of a missing person in the present tense. This usually is due to no evidence of death, and hope that the missing person is still alive. If a close family member speaks of a missing person in the past tense they usually know more than they are admitting to.