Word: eappen
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Dates: during 1997-1997
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...Eappen: The judge was not sequestered. He was reading papers; he's on the Internet. There is some ego thing going on there--you have to wonder what his underlying biases are. He showed a total lack of understanding of child abuse...
...Eappen: I don't think anyone knew the Deborah Eappen they were talking about. People didn't care to find out what I was like; they didn't know who I really was. People are projecting their own guilt and fears onto me. Who can you feel safe to leave your kids with? You cannot trust the people you trust--the day-care attendants, the teachers, the summer-camp minders. It is a reaction that protects them from the fear of something happening to their own kids. We felt it was the best thing to have someone in our house...
...Eappen: Right. In the end she pulled a big one over us, and I feel like she's done it to the American public and maybe to the judge himself. The truth is horrible. It is too much to deal with--that someone could be abusive intentionally and, above all, to a baby. You can give excuses for this behavior, but it is still murder. No one can imagine what she was thinking--I wish I could understand it. It is nothing a normal person would do. And it was not a one-time event. She is also responsible...
...Eappen: I wanted to be sympathetic at the beginning. At the hospital, I was making excuses for her. I wanted to believe Louise didn't do it. I asked the doctors 10 times if there was any other explanation. But Louise did it. There was no previous skull fracture. She doesn't seem to have a conscience. She has lied so much, she probably even believes what she's saying. It is incredible. Everyone else was lying but Louise? I was horrified. The whole thing [in court] was so orchestrated it was disgusting...
...Eappen: The fact that she showed no remorse is very offensive. I really wonder whether she cares about anyone else but herself. You know, after she was found guilty, she said, "How can you do this to me? I'm only 19." Well, my response was, 'How could you do that to Matthew? He was only 8 1/2 months.' Now Louise is living in a presidential suite in that hotel. She is a convicted felon, and it has turned into the biggest opportunity in her life...