Psychiatrist George Corbin's Entire Cross-Exam In N.C. Mass Shooting 'Miller' Sentencing

Описание: Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman cross-examined psychiatrist George Patrick Corbin today about his assessment of teen mass shooter Austin Thompson, who is facing a possible sentence of life in prison without the possibly of parole.

This is Corbin's entire cross-examination today (Tuesday, February 10). You can watch his direct-examination testimony with Thompson's lawyer Deonte Thomas here    • Defense Psychiatrist's Entire Direct-Exam ...  

04:45 "I think his relationship with his family perhaps was healthier than even I realized, but you're right. Covid was a unique time in history this country, in that it severely curtailed communications between human beings at every level."

06:48 "I didn't know his mom very well, but I've dealt with many, many, many people that have struggled with postpartum depression, and it can affect bonding, and it can affect the nature of parenting and relationships..."

08:32 "he kind of talks about his relationship with his father and how they would go hunting and do all of those things, and he gives some stories about his relationship with his mom, right?"
" Yes,"
"and, you know, I don't kind of like, as you said, it's difficult to say this in front of people, but for the record, I mean, at certain points, he kind of denigrates her job to some degree, right?"
"He does. Well, he did..."
"yeah, and he talks about the fact that she wasn't really a part of his life."

13:32 Freeman: "it's important, because, again, Words matter. You put air quotes on typical, because there is no typical, right?"

24:38 "We know that the defendant walked out of his home with a giant backpack and a giant long rifle, having changed his clothes into camouflage to go out into his neighborhood, kill five people, shoot two others and take money from his home. If he's leaving that home, i it not logical to conclude that if his brother sees him, he's going to say, Austin, what are you doing?"

26:52 "the letter on its face is not illogical or giving reasons that are just contrary to reality or any possibility that that is what the defendant was feeling at that moment in his life" Freeman says
"So to answer that, I will say yes, if I do ignore everything else, could someone write this and this is the accurate reasoning behind their doing it, yes, but ... that's a dangerous thing to say, because I don't do that as a psychiatrist."

33:49 "there's an escalating trajectory of them immersing themselves more and more in very unhealthy online content. Every teen, I think most every teenage boy is exposed to some of that because they seek it out."

"Is it common for young people to write down bomb making materials and hide them in chapstick?"
"I don't know that I would say that, but it is not uncommon for young males, too. I'm trying not to self disclose here, but little kids do things with fireworks, and we experiment with things and things that I'm lucky I still have 10 digits..."

42:42 Freeman: "So three years after this event, he's still not back to 18 year old Austin. His executive function is not, is not back to what 15 year old Austin's would have been?"

48:42 Freeman: "I'm talking about this idea that he doesn't have a memory, but these are facts that we've implanted in him by his review of the
discovery"

50:45 "I'm not saying that his what he said isn't true. I'm not saying that some of it couldn't be truly held recall."

57:45 FBI profiler said Austin's walk was common
"Would it surprise you then that she, who is an expert in this field, and was tendered as an expert in this field, said it's very, very common that they are described as walking that way?"

59:17 "and we're getting a little into the weeds on this, but I think it's important you watch zombie movies"

59:27 "are you aware that there are multiple different kinds of zombies?"

01:01:45 "And he said that Austin had emotion in his face when he pointed the gun at him?"
"I don't discount that..."

Thompson was 15 when he murdered five people in an Oct. 13, 2022, shooting spree.

The murder victims were Thompson's 16-year-old brother, James Roger Thompson; Nicole Connors, 52; Susan Karnatz, 49; Mary Marshall, 35; and Gabriel Torres, 29, a Raleigh police officer who was on his way to work. Connors' friend Lynn Gardner and Officer Casey Clark of the Raleigh Police Department were injured.

Thompson pleaded guilty on Jan. 21 to all charges, including five counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder. He’s being sentenced pursuant to a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that said people who committed a homicide when they were under 18 can’t be sentenced to life in prison without parole unless their youthfulness at the time of the offense is considered.

Judge Paul Ridgeway in North Carolina’s 10th Judicial District is presiding.

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