Criminally Insane Often Live Among Us with Little Supervision

Sunday Gazette-Mail › October 19, 2009

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SPOKANE, Wash. - Phillip A. Paul in 1987 was declared criminally insane for killing an elderly woman after voices in his head told him she was a witch.

Instead of being straitjacketed and locked away as might be depicted by film or fiction, Paul in the past two decades has spent time living and working in downtown Spokane, fathered a child, created music videos and racked up $85,000 in credit card bills.

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Criminally Insane Often Live Among Us with Little Supervision

His escape during a recent field trip to a county fair exposed a little known truth: The criminally insane often live among us, with little or no supervision.

"Why was he allowed to take such a trip?" an incredulous Gov. Chris Gregoire demanded. "Why did they go to a location that was so heavily populated with families?"

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