“But that suicide had taught him something. In crisis, whenever he felt cornered or impotent, Charlie’s instinct had always been to subvert those feelings with the threat of death. But in truth, he wasn’t particularly interested in being dead, not… — Charles Graeber Copy Share Image
“But for all his suicide gestures, the fact was that Charlie wouldn’t kill himself, not really; the nuns in Catholic school had taught him that suicide was a sin, and Charlie didn’t want to end up in purgatory.10 But he… — Charles Graeber Copy Share Image
“He was so much more being anonymous. There was power in that role. Anonymous could deny; anonymous could disappear. Anonymous was an unapologetic mystery,… — Charles Graeber Copy Share Image
“But that suicide had taught him something. In crisis, whenever he felt cornered or impotent, Charlie’s instinct had always been to subvert those feelings… — Charles Graeber Copy Share Image
“These measures were adopted by thirty-five other states. A hospital in compliance with the provisions would not be liable for civil actions that might… — Charles Graeber Copy Share Image
“But for all his suicide gestures, the fact was that Charlie wouldn’t kill himself, not really; the nuns in Catholic school had taught him… — Charles Graeber Copy Share Image
“They were asking Cullen to tell them things that Cullen believed he could not tell them. The detectives’ job was to help resolve this… — Charles Graeber Copy Share Image
“Everything ends up on paper in an investigation. Detectives knew that, lawyers—especially former prosecutors—knew that, too. There were printouts, records, memos, date books. You… — Charles Graeber Copy Share Image
“He watched the nurses at the station, stirring their coffees, his coffee, helped by what he did, dependent really but not even knowing it.… — Charles Graeber Copy Share Image
“Experts with an intimate knowledge of the case say that the real number of his total victims is likely closer to four hundred.” — Charles Graeber Copy Share Image
“They were still trying when, all of a sudden, Charles Cullen simply went away. The problems with the insulin spikes disappeared with him.” — Charles Graeber Copy Share Image
“His actions were subtle, his effects public. That affirmed him. That pleased him.” — Charles Graeber Copy Share Image
“It never ends well for saints, no matter how good they are. Castration, defenestration, hot pincers, prison—the saint is a scapegoat, a martyr, a… — Charles Graeber Copy Share Image
