In the midst of his August 2006 interrogation, Dale Hausner told police investigators that he recently underwent six surgeries to treat skin cancer, and he also had been diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. To my knowledge, this information has never been reported before. It’s unclear whether he really was sick, or whether this was a story he told the police to gain sympathy.

The videotapes of the interrogation continue to play in the courtroom this afternoon.