In Part 6 of The Athens Murders of 1987, host Cameron Jay and Psychologist Dr. Debra Cowart Steckler discuss her assessment of Clinton Bankston, the young teen arrested and charged with five counts of capital murder. She answers some important questions: What could have possibly been going on in Bankston's mind? How did all of that end in murder? And, perhaps she has some insight into the age-old question: Does she think this could have been prevented? 

All of this and more as we continue to discuss this tragic piece of Athens history and prepare to hear the full reading of the Bankston police interview transcript. 

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