Surreal

I just flipped on the TV and 48 Hours has a special on about an old friend/fraternity brother of mine, Mike Blagg, who was convicted last Spring of murdering his wife and daughter. (Actually his daughter's body was never found, so he was only tried for the wife). It's really sort of surreal seeing the interview with him after all these years, especially in this context. This is a guy I lived with for a couple of years and saw regularly for four.

I don't really know why this case never became as famous as the Scott Peterson case, because they're very similar. On the strength of the fame of the case, Peterson got a celebrity defense attorney, and his case for some reason is taking something like six months to try. Mike got public defenders and a trial that lasted a few weeks. He was convicted and sentenced to life without parole.





The program ended with a note on the screen that said Mike was beaten by other inmates shortly after arriving in prison.