John Floyd Thomas, Jr.

I am listening to the story of John Floyd Thomas, Jr. on Nightline; perhaps one of the most prolific serial-rapists/serial killers of our time. They are talking about how likeable he was; what a good neighbor he was; how he professed his religious beliefs.

I like to watch comedy central. I don't remember who told this sad but true joke because I would give them credit, but it went something like this.

"I like to watch late night TV and often times they have shows about serial killers. In the interviews the neighbors always say that the killer seemed like such a nice man. I should hope so, if he seemed like a serial killer I should think that the body count would have been much lower."

The story and the joke made me shake my head regarding the efforts to get attention paid to the true nature of el Diablo.

I hope that in time no one will believe that he only abused 4 or 5 of his patients; especially given that he had access to over 3,000 patients. I hope that someday people will believe that he didn't just wake up one day in 2004 and decide to start abusing patients. I hope that someday people will believe that he didn't take a long break in his abuse since there is evidence his abusive behavior began a long time ago. I hope that someday the people he worked with will have the guts to admit they knew something was wrong.